In this monologue, Encore Life Coach Scott Perry reflects on Shakespeare's famous line "All the world's a stage" from As You Like It, using it as a springboard to explore the personal significance and cosmic insignificance of human endeavors, especially for those over 50 entering life's "third act." He argues that meaning is self‑created through purposeful action, urging listeners to define and act on what matters to them. Perry invites the audience to engage by leaving reviews or comments, and promotes his one‑on‑one coaching, exclusive community, and premium content available through theartofencoreliving.com, encouraging viewers to take bold steps toward a fulfilling next chapter.
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I found Shakespeare difficult to read back in junior high school. However, I recently immensely enjoyed rereading As You Like It. It opens with this line: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." The way I read this is that ol' Willy's revealing both the personal significance and cosmic insignificance of human endeavor. Hey, I'm Scott Perry, Encore Life Coach and host of The Art of Encore Living. A show dedicated to delivering insight and inspiration to help you find fulfillment, forge meaning, and make a difference in your life's third act. Don't just leave a legacy, live it. Although our lives may matter a great deal to us, they matter very little in the grander scheme of things. Shakespeare makes a compelling and often comedic case for this assertion. At the same time, the play begs the question: If our fate is to merely play our role through the many stages of life, what, if anything, is it all for? It's a daunting question, especially if, like me, you're way north of 50 in your life's third and final act. And yet, I think there's an implicit invitation in unpacking the ideas of our ultimate demise and triviality. Any meaning your life has is based on what you did with it, while your life is yours to do something with. It's a frighteningly awesome power. You get to define what your life means by deciding what you do with it. Today, I encourage you to not just think about what to do with what poet Mary Oliver called your one wild and precious life, but also actually do something with it worth doing. After all, if we are all truly only actors, Your one and only job is to act. Why not act well and on purpose? If you're tuning in on a platform that allows reviews, please leave one. And if you're watching or reading somewhere that allows comments, leave a reflection or a question. It's always great to hear from you. If you're ready to take a bolder step into possibility in your what's next, The Art of Encore Living offers one-on-one coaching, an exclusive community, and premium content, all wrapped up in a convenient monthly membership. Visit theartofencoreliving.com to learn more. Until next time, be well, do good, and have fun.
