“Do not act as if thou wert going to live ten thousand years. \u00a0Death hangs over thee. \u00a0While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good.”<\/p>\n

-Marcus Aurelius<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Message<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The message is not one of death, it is one of life, \u201cYou are going to die\u201d is a call to urgency, it is the truest of statements that we all must accept (unless you are Ray Kurzweil<\/a>). We my friends are not going to live forever.<\/p>\n

This is the most important thing we\u00a0must\u00a0acknowledge\u00a0each day:\u00a0Until we accept death fully we are not able to fully live<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Four hours is just under 20% of any given day. \u00a0One eye covers 80% of our visual field. Thus to truly see our lives we must cover one eye.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And it is here, in these 4 hours, in this 20%, in the smallest part of our visual filed where we should live 80% of our lives!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Below in an audio excerpt from Tim’s recent interview with Pat Flynn<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here is the transcription:<\/p>\n

Tim:<\/strong> I would just say, I have my copy of Letters From a Stoic<\/a> next to me right now,\u00a0which I’ve had for many years. Just…remember that life is short. Life can end very\u00a0unexpectedly. And that’s not a depressing thing! It’s a very practical thing to keep in\u00a0mind. I’m 35 now, I’ve had a number of very good friends pass away from disease or\u00a0accidents. You are not guaranteed to plan in, let’s say, a deferred lifespan type of fashion and get what you want in the end. So really seize the day to take those things\u00a0you’ve postponed, whether that’s, you know, a trip with the family or learning the\u00a0guitar and sharing that with your family, whatever, take these things that you’ve put on\u00a0the shelf and dust them off and really tackle them.<\/p>\n

I’ve talked about this before, but it’s sometimes the most unrealistic things that are the easiest to obtain because no one’s trying to do them, or very few people are ever aiming for them. The world’s so busy aiming for base hits that it’s oftentimes easier to really go for the homerun. \u00a0And be aggressive about it! There are tools that can help you, whether it’s in my books or elsewhere. I would just say, remember that life is short and make the most of it.<\/p>\n

Pat<\/strong>: Right. And to kind of play along that, I’m going to finish up with a quote from 4-\u00a0Hour Work Week. “What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.”<\/p>\n

Tim<\/strong>: Exactly right!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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