Comments on: 30 Days to a Better Man Day 21: Write Your Own Eulogy

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[...] Write Your EulogyI’m a big believer in identifying your goals then working backward to achieve them. What could be closer to the end goal than your own Eulogy? [...]

By: G

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:51:10 +0000

“Just open your eyes and see that life is beautiful.” –Nikki Sixx

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[...] 30 Days to a Better Man Day 21: Write Your Own Eulogy by Brett & Kate McKay [...]

By: Sergant

Sergant — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:10:18 +0000

Refreshing idea. Opens your eyes towards real life. Manly – to go and do your duties and show your love hidden somewhere down there.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:20:58 +0000

If you'd like a tool for setting your goals, you can use this web application: http://www.Gtdagenda.com You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar. A Vision Wall (inspiring images attached to yor goals) is available too. Works also on mobile.

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:48:30 +0000

@Charlie-

The task isn’t really about what people are actually going to say about you when your dead or even caring what people are going to say about you when you’re dead. It’s just an exercise in imagination, a chance to think about how you want to live your life. It’s about thinking about how you want your life to go and therefore the kinds of changes you need to make to get there.

But if you don’t dig it, no sweat. To each his own.

By: Charlie on PA Tpk

Charlie on PA Tpk — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:33:32 +0000

@Jack if this appeals to you, then by all means go ahead. To me, writing what someone else will say about me when I’m dead seems selfish (for lack of a better word).

I just don’t get it.

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:46:43 +0000

This is vaguely creepy, but I understand the reason behind it. I’ll get on it soon.

On a related note, I recently attended a person where the person we were remembering actually did write his own eulogy (sort of…it wasn’t a true eulogy, but it was similar). He knew that he was dying well in advance, because he had cancer, so he took the time to write a reflection on his life and it was included in his memorial service.

It was interesting and, in a way, I hope that I have the foresight to do the same if I’m aware that I’m going to die before it happens.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:31:41 +0000

@Charlie

While I agree on the whole, “I’ll be dead I won’t care” thing, think of this exercise as an extension of making a bucket list or another long term goal exercise.

I think the idea is to get what you can out of the process of writing rather than the writing itself.

By: Charlie on PA Tpk

Charlie on PA Tpk — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:05:10 +0000

Of all the times I’ve considered my mortality – and believe me: I have done so many times in the last 13 years – I’ve covered a number of different issues: health care POA, when the plug should be pulled (if I am completely and permanently unresponsive), the kind of wake I would prefer (nothing dreary – I used to imagine kiosks playing audio/video of great comedians — now a days a couple of iPods can do that task), and finally how to deal with the body (cremation – why use real estate for a dead body?). In all that time, I never gave a whit what others may say of me.

I’m dead! What would I possibly care what people say about me? Those that know me know the truth, so what difference does it make?

Planning for my family’s finances – that makes all the sense in the world.

Having an obit prepared? As far as I am concerned, it’s a non-issue.