*** ~AUGUST TURAK is a highly successful entrepreneur, award-winning author, speaker, and contributor for Forbes and the BBC. He is the founder of the educational nonprofit the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation (SKSF). As a frequent guest, Turak has been living and working alongside the monks of Mepkin Abbey […]
Excellence Reporter: Zeenat, what is the meaning of life? Zeenat Potia: I see open, receptive palms. Both receiving and offering the gifts of our collective human existence. For me, this may look like hearing my daughter’s laughter, feeling the warm monsoon rains on my face, allowing myself to […]
“Basically, when you get to my age, you’ll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you. I know many people who have a lot of money, and they get testimonial dinners and they get […]
A 21st century scientific revolution is underway that will transform our understanding of our Universe at every level and crucially at the scale of our everyday lives. Even more important, by reconciling scientifically-based evidence with universal spiritual experience, it will revolutionize our understanding of the nature of reality itself. It’s revealing that […]
Life is a blessing with rich soil to grow every possible contribution we can make with our time and resources, for a good life for people close to us, in our ecosystems, and most of all, that people 500 years from now, have far better lives. LOVE Life […]
Excellence Reporter: Eric, what is the meaning of life? Eric Edmeades: I believe that being born into this life is a great adventure and that our purpose is to enjoy that adventure as much as possible. While people may identify various missions — charitable work, industry, parenting, etc. […]
Humans and all creatures are meaning-making “machines”; no living creature would survive without meaning-making. Everything that happens to us and around us that we encounter for the first time causes us to assign a meaning to it. Once we see the same pattern of experiences occurring in our […]
Excellence Reporter: Catherine, what is the meaning of life? Catherine Bell: This is a profound confronting question. Philosophers, mystics, scientists, and sages have been examining this question for a very long time. Some might say it is to discover what the meaning of life is. And responses to this […]
Whether it’s looking younger, losing weight, getting rich or finding the meaning of life, we’re all in love with the quick fix. Who among us doesn’t want someone else to give us the answers to life’s biggest questions and challenges in fewer words than a Twitter post? The […]
Excellence Reporter: Greg, what is the meaning of life? Greg McKeown: The meaning in life becomes clear when we admit that there are only two kinds of people in the world: people who are lost; and people who know they are lost. To be in the second category […]
Excellence Reporter: Rose, what is the meaning of life? Rose Caiola: I believe the meaning of life is to feel good about yourself, by doing what makes you happy and fills your heart. It means accepting where you are and being grateful for what you have even when […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Raghunathan, what is the meaning of life? Raj Raghunathan: “What is the meaning of life?” is one of those questions that does not have a universally applicable answer. Why? Because searching for the “meaning” is a uniquely human endeavor (e.g., lions and zebras don’t seek meaning) […]
Excellence Reporter: Dan, what is the meaning of life? Dan Pallotta: Life is empty and meaningless. We give it all of its meaning. Sometimes that’s a good thing, sometimes it’s not. Someone looks at me in a certain way. They didn’t mean anything by it. But I have a […]
Consciousness is a way of living. Can we be observant of our actions while we take them; perceive their effects prior to creating them; and ‘see’ what is initiating our actions starting early in our thinking. It is not culturally expected or taught in the Western world and […]
Excellence Reporter: Gopi, what is the meaning of life? Gopi Kallayil: “To find our talents, and draw from them to live our highest potential, contribute to the world, and be of service to others. To treat our lives as a vehicle for our inner journey, self-discovery, and self-actualization.” […]
Excellence Reporter: Jennifer, what is the Meaning of Life? Jennifer Noel Taylor: The fabric of the Universe is Love. From the same underlying fabric of life, we all have the freedom to weave different patterns. Some people create a pattern of wonder and joy and some create a pattern […]
Excellence Reporter: John, what is the meaning of life? John Bunzl: The eternal question! And the answer is perhaps different for each of us. For me it’s about doing what little I can to serve the furtherance of the evolutionary process, both in terms of our inner consciousness […]
Excellence Reporter: Julie, what is the meaning of life? Julie Aigner-Clark: As a two-time breast cancer patient, I’ve had the opportunity to really consider the meaning of life. There’s nothing like having to consider leaving life to really solidify your thinking about it. And in the end, I’ve […]
Excellence Reporter: Mr. Rogers, what is the meaning of life? Jim Rogers: “My daughters.” *** ~James Beeland “Jim” Rogers, Jr. is an American businessman, investor and author.www.JimRogers.com Copyright © 2016 Excellence Reporter
Excellence Reporter: Jeffrey, what is the meaning of life? Jeffrey Hollender: After the better part of 61 years, thousands of books, decades of therapy, and dozens of mentors and teachers – what I know is that I have only part of the answer to this essential question. The […]
The meaning of life for me…. Love…..loving my wife and partner, loving my family and friends, loving the work that I do. ~Adrian Swinscoe, former teacher, economist, writer, speaker, manager of businesses and leader of teams. Lover of simplicity and advocate of the human touch with a bit […]
Excellence Reporter: Robert, what is the meaning of life? Robert Clancy: For me the meaning of life has always been centered around one simple thing—to learn the true significance of love. Love in all its infinite glory is such a simple word, but have you ever thought deeply […]
Excellence Reporter: Mr. Gegax, what is the meaning of life? Tom Gegax: “To connect with, become one with mankind’s common Universal Source.” *** ~Tom Gegax is an American entrepreneur, best-selling author, speaker, angel investor, and philanthropist.www.gegax.com Copyright © 2015 Excellence Reporter
Excellence Reporter: Mark, what is the meaning of life? Mark Schaefer: I read this little book — almost a pamphlet really — called “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl. There was a line in there that has always haunted me: “To be human is to suffer.” As […]
Excellence Reporter: Kevin, what is the meaning of life? Kevin Roberts: “Make the world a better place for everyone — by making Happy Choices.” *** ~Kevin Roberts CNZM is the New York-based Executive Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi – one of the world’s leading creative organizations – and Head […]
Excellence Reporter: Francis, what is the meaning of life? Francis Kong: “Life gives us meaning when we love God with all of our heart soul strength and mind and then we love our neighbors as ourselves. In other words, the meaning of life is to love God and […]
What is the meaning of life? We’re here to make others happy. It really is that simple. Through our speech and actions, in big gestures and in small every-day ways, we influence everyone around us. And the meaning of life is to make sure that people around you […]
Excellence Reporter: Olivia, what is the meaning of life? Olivia Mellan: “The meaning of life for me is in cultivating as many loving connections as possible, and helping others transform their lives toward empowerment and deep fulfillment.” *** ~Olivia Mellan, therapist, consultant, speaker, money coach and author.www.MoneyHarmony.com Copyright […]
Excellence Reporter: Mr. Goldsmith, what is the meaning of life? Marshall Goldsmith: Find meaning, happiness and contentment – now – not next week, next month or next year. The Great Western Disease is, “I will be happy when…” “When I achieve my goal.” “When I get my BMW.” […]
What is the meaning of life? Life has no inherent meaning. And… as humans, we’re meaning-making machines. So my suggestion is — make up a meaning that feels inspiring and good and worthwhile to you. Change it as you grow and age, as your priorities shift and morph. […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Kumar, what is the meaning of life? Nirmalya Kumar: “Don’t reinvent the wheel. Already been said before, better than I could: to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield – Robert Scott.” *** ~Dr. Nirmalya Kumar, director of strategy at Tata Group; Professor of Marketing […]
Excellence Reporter: Mr. Weinberger, what is the meaning of life? David: Weinberger: “The meaning of life is caring about something that matters.” *** ~David Weinberger, “big thinker”, technologist, speaker, and commentator; senior researcher at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society; called a “marketing guru” by the Wall Street […]
What is the meaning of life? When you first asked, my initial answer was LOVE. As I thought more about it and reversed engineered it, I asked what leads to love? The answer is connecting; our drive to merge, bond, be accepted, is all primal, it’s nature doing […]
There’s a true story about the student who showed up late to math class. He copied the problem that was already written on the board, assuming it was homework, and solved it that week. Only afterwards did he find out the teacher put it on the board as […]
Excellence Reporter: Robert, what is the meaning of life? Robert White: “I have no idea of what the meaning of life is. My personal purpose is to grow closer to God.” *** ~Robert White, author, serial entrepreneur and leadership expert.www.ExtraordinaryPeople.com Copyright © 2015 Excellence Reporter
Excellence Reporter: Mr. Gadenne, what is the meaning of life? Francois Gadenne: Nature is indifferent to our fate. Self-organization requires energy. Minds are what brains do. Meaning is what minds do. Many answers blowing in the wind. A few questions resist the wind. What is a good life? ~François […]
Excellence Reporter: Tony, what is the meaning of life? Tony Hsieh: “The meaning of life… is to figure out the meaning of life…” *** ~Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos Copyright © 2015 Excellence ReporterPhoto: Jake Chessum
Excellence Reporter: John, what is the meaning of life? John Renesch: Your query is compelling for no one has even asked me this question before. And it provokes some deeper thinking – always fun for me. Since meaning is so personal and subjective I cannot imagine a universal answer […]
Excellence Reporter: Corinne, what is the meaning of life? Corinne McLaughlin: “To me, the meaning of life is simple: To learn to be more loving, courageous and conscious so I can more effectively express my higher purpose and help create a better world.” *** ~Corinne McLaughlin, author and educatorwww.CorinneMcLaughlin.com Copyright […]
Excellence Reporter: Guy, what is the meaning of life? Guy Kawasaki: “The meaning of life is raising happy and responsible kids.” *** ~Guy Kawasaki is a Silicon Valley marketing executive. He is the chief evangelist of Canva, an online, graphics-design service, trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation, and executive fellow at the Haas School […]
“I guess when I was around 12 or 15…I had an existential crisis, and I was reading various books on trying to figure out the meaning of life and what does it all mean? It all seemed quite meaningless and then we happened to have some books by Nietzsche […]
“How do you measure the success of your life? The reason I mention is because we have to aggregate, we have a sense of hierarchy, wealth and so on. The reason that I concluded that God does not employ accountants is that He has an infinite mind. What that […]
