One day, someone will stand in front of the people who knew you, loved you, worked with you and were influenced by you, and they will try to sum up your life in about 1,000 words. That thought can be uncomfortable, but it can also be incredibly powerful. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman explores what your life might look like when reduced to the words spoken about you at your funeral. Not your job title. Not your bank balance. Not the car you drove, the house you owned or the achievements you collected. The question is much simpler. What will people remember about you? Will they talk about the way you treated people? The courage you showed when life became difficult? The way you supported your family? The standards you lived by? The difference you made to the people around you? For men especially, it is easy to become consumed by achievement, responsibility, work and the constant pursuit of the next goal. But success without meaning can leave you with a life that looks impressive from the outside while feeling empty on the inside. Your legacy is not something you create at the end of your life. You are writing it every day through your decisions, your relationships, your behaviour and the example you set. This episode challenges you to think beyond simply getting through life and start considering the story you are creating while you are here. If someone had to sum up your entire life in 1,000 words, what would you want those words to say? More importantly, are you living today in a way that makes those words true? Listen to EP 3835 of The Strong Life Project and take a hard look at the life you are building, the man you are becoming and the legacy you are leaving behind. The post EP 3835 They will sum up your life in 1,000 words appeared first on The Strong Life Project.

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