My Death Clock Is Now Live

This last week I was in San Diego at an event called the “Secret Knock”.

One of the biggest takeaways was from a guy named Nik Halik.

Nik is an amazing guy who’s done some amazing things in life.

-He’s a multi millionaire
-He became an astronaut
-He’s orbited the earth
-He’s had lunch on the deck of the Titanic
-He’s slept in the King’s tomb in one of the pyramids of Giza
– And other cool stuff.  🙂

Here was one of the things he said that impressed me the most.

He talked about how he fore-casted the date of his transition from this earth (with optimism of course) and put a countdown timer on a website that he could look at every day.

So, yesterday, I did the same.   http://socialmediabar.com/liftoff

Thinking about how your days are limited and reminding yourself of this fact often does something to your decision making process.

Steve Jobs, I’ve heard, would ask himself daily ‘if today was my last day on earth, would i be happy with how I plan on using it?”

What a great question to ask yourself.

Yesterday was day 1 of my countdown clock.

I found myself being more present in the moments.

I took my 3 oldest boys to the park last night and watched them ride bikes.

We then played basketball and tag after that.

They called it Alligator tag because one of the kids would pretend he was an alligator and chase the rest of us around the playground making scary alligator noises.  🙂

Kyson, my 3 year old, was really good.  He actually scared me a few times with his determined pursuit. 😉

When we were playing basketball, he’d have me lift him up so he could get the ball in.

Every time I’d set him down from scoring a hoop, he’d make a fist and pull his elbow into his gut and yell, “YES!”

Talk about some priceless moments.

I guess the bottom line on this expiry clock thing, is it really causes you to evaluate your time on a much more serious note.

I found myself wanting to journal my activities at the end of the day, and re-evaluate how I’d used my time.

(hence this blog post)  

I’m excited and grateful, that I can realize now, on a daily basis, that my time on this earth is truly limited.

I’m grateful that I can remind myself of this fact daily so that I can be sure and spend the time how I want to spend it.

Applying this concept to business, I can tell you that I already have a sudden desire to do those things that will be most effective and impactful for people.

The wasted time should be eliminated immediately and no longer tolerated because, again, our time is precious.

Each moment is a gift and each wasted moment is like a beatifically wrapped present given to us from the divine that we leave sitting under the Christmas tree.

I’m reminded of the closing line’s in Think And Grow Rich, where Napolean Hill says ‘life is like a checkerboard and the player opposite you is time.  If you hesitate before moving, your players will be wiped off the board by time.’

Here’s to making the most of life and I encourage you to get yourself a transition clock.

🙂

Paul