Why Remembering Youāre Going to Die Is the Best Motivator
āDonāt be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You donāt have to live forever; you just have to live.ā ~Natalie Babitt
Once a month, I visit the local cemetery and walk around. Iām not there to visit anyone in particular. Iām there to remind myself of my own mortality.
And it always wakes me up.
I soak in the energy: I read the simple legacies on the tombstones, from young children to those who made it to 100 years old. Iām not morose. Iām not negative. Iāve simply found the greatest motivational tool in the world, and …