Write two eulogies: one if you died today, one imagining your future. Compare them to see if your actual time matches what matters most. The gap shows where anxiety comes from and what to change.
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The following tip may sound a little bit morbid, but stick with me because it has great value for you. Imagine you're lying on your deathbed and you're struggling about a decision that you either made or didn't make. That's a serious reality check. I know for a fact that I don't want to be on my deathbed regretting that I didn't work an extra hour per day. When we start to write about how we'd like to be remembered, we can examine our priorities and goals from a broader perspective. And a fantastic way to do this is to write your own eulogy. This is how you do it. You actually write two eulogies. The first one is as if you died today. Now, as you write it, visualize who is sitting in the first 3 rows at your funeral. Those are likely going to be your closest friends and family members compared to the others who are sitting in, let's say, rows 10 through 20, which will likely be your acquaintances, clients, and customers. Once you complete that eulogy, Your second eulogy should encompass all of your future achievements, keeping in mind the same people in those first three rows. Once you complete writing that one, compare Eulogy One with Eulogy Two and see how much time you're spending and the decisions you are making based on those two write-ups. When you're true to yourself, you start releasing the anxiety caused by the expectations of others who don't matter as much. It helps remind us of what truly matters in our life and whether or not the time we spend is in proper alignment with our true selves.
