Meaning is personal, and there are countless activities people engage in to satisfy this deep-seated need. There are, however, a handful of powerful means by which we can bootstrap ourselves toward higher goals that have proven to be especially beneficial to both individuals and society. These include: Deep […]
Excellence Reporter: Ranulph, what is the meaning of life? Ranulph Fiennes: Nobody has yet been proven to have worked out the meaning of life and lived to tell the tale! That’s it. ~Ranulph Fiennes, explorer, fundraiser, author and public speaker, described by The Guinness Book of Records as “the world’s […]
Excellence Reporter: Cyril, what is the meaning of life? Cyril Pahinui: I am most inspired by a quote I once read by Albert Einstein, “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my […]
Through all ages, men have tried to fathom the meaning of life. They have realized that if some direction or meaning could be given to our actions, great human forces would be unleashed. So, very many answers must have been given to to the question of the meaning […]
Excellence Reporter: Ravikiran, what is the meaning of life? Chitravina N Ravikiran: The meaning of life can vary in several ways depending on the dimensions. 1. From a Cosmic perspective, I view life as a transferable job. Each individual including the tiniest of microbes is (a) sent to different […]
Excellence Reporter: Al Conti, what is the meaning of life? Al Conti: I believe the meaning of life is as unique and individual as each of us. For me, personally, the meaning of life is one of spiritual inner growth and deep search for my own truth. Since […]
Excellence Reporter: Istvan, what is the meaning of life? Istvan Sky: My blessed service that I got from God or the Universe as a gift is to sing from the heart and heal through the universal cosmic voice. The secret of life is nothing else but this: what […]
Excellence Reporter: Morris, what is the meaning of life? Morris Goodman: This is a question that has been asked, meditated upon, thought about, and discussed since Adam and Eve. And there are probably as many answer as there are people on the earth. Why did God put us […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Wolf, what is the meaning of life? Fred Alan Wolf: I believe that life has one basic meaning and only one meaning: Discover your true inner, hidden nature; who is that elephant in the room? In essence, be in the mystery and discover its magical […]
Excellence Reporter: Michael, what is the meaning of life? Michael J. Gelb: The meaning of life is to make life meaningful. How? By exercising the power of choice, discernment and consciousness to deepen our learning. We don’t have a choice regarding the genetic patterns we’ve inherited, or the […]
Excellence Reporter: Mr. Sivaraksa, what is the meaning of life? Sulak Sivaraksa: The meaning of my life is to breathe properly, in order to synchronize my head with my heart, to transform greed, hatred, and delusion in myself to be generosity, loving kindness and wisdom. With peace inside I […]
Excellence Reporter: Charles, what is the meaning of life? Charles Littleleaf: Volumes can be written about the meaning of life but it may be better to keep it simple and allow everyone to experience its meaning on their own terms. If I am to speak on this subject, […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Brendtro, what is the meaning of life? Larry K. Brendtro: There are two kinds of cultures in the world: dominator cultures and cultures of respect. Modern mad-dash materialism is a struggle to get ahead, “win lest you lose” says Peggy McIntosh. We see this all […]
Excellence Reporter: Jack, what is the meaning of life? Jack Kornfield: When I was younger, I would lie on the grass on a clear night and gaze at the stars. I would imagine that I was at the very bottom of the world, held against the earth by […]
“The spiritual awakening is the most essential thing in man’s life, and it is the sole purpose of being.” The Reality of Life is Life itself, whose beginning is not in the womb, and whose ending is not in the grave. For the years that pass are naught […]
Excellence Reporter: Marianne, what is the meaning of life? Marianne Williamson: “The meaning of life is to love and be loved. To be the light that casts out all darkness. To replace fear with love and remove the suffering of the world.” *** ~Marianne Williamson is an internationally […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Frawley, what is the meaning of life? David Frawley: Life is its own meaning, which is rooted in the ground of existence that we seldom notice. Life arises from our own inner being as an expression of a deeper immortal nature at our secret core. […]
Excellence Reporter: Rev. Joan, what is the meaning of life? Joan Jiko Halifax: “Wake up, end suffering, help others.” *** ~Rev. Joan Jiko Halifax, Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, author and pioneer in the field of end-of-life care. She is Founder, Abbot, and Head […]
The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.¹ Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Sahtouris, what is the meaning of life? Elisabet Sahtouris: The meaning of life to me is whatever we humans, in such a diverse mix of cultures, feel it, proclaim it, to be. That is the beauty, opportunity and responsibility of being human — that we are free […]
Excellence Reporter: Mandy, what is the meaning of life? Mandy Ingber: The meaning of life is to give life meaning. I can’t remember where I first heard that, but it’s the first thing that comes to mind when asked this question. Each of us has a gift and […]
What is the meaning of life? As a climber or the more broader “outdoor adventurer,” it is clear that anyone can point a finger at us and say what we do is not purposeful. They can say we are selfish, and what we do does not feed the […]
Excellence Reporter: Professor Habito, what is the meaning of life? Ruben Habito: Allow me to respond not as a “professor” but as one human being just like yourself, just like everyone else for whom this question is unavoidable, and looms large in our minds. It confronts us every day […]
“What is the meaning of life?” I write this while on a plane returning from a family trip to some of our nation’s most beautiful National Parks. While driving 2500 miles in a car with my family of five, I experienced many Griswoldian moments, not the least of […]
“The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless.” —Steven Weinberg, Nobel laureate in physics The most important thing that humans create is meaning. Because of our distinctive ways of valuing and intending, it is with us (or, to express it less dualistically: in us, as […]
The highest type of love, what could be seen as its summit, is called unconditional love. This is from the point of view of people who understand what love really is, and this is still only what the mind can see, what the mind can grasp. The highest […]
It took me a long time to come to terms with it. And when I tell people how I feel, they usually A) think I’m joking, or B) try to convince me otherwise. But I’ll have none of that. When I made this realization a few years ago, […]
Life is a journey. We begin the journey with a lot of expectations. We are in a rush to move forward and attain our goals. Then the struggles begin and our emotions are aroused. We are shaken up and upset. The ship we are traveling on hits waves […]
Excellence Reporter: Lauren, what is the meaning of life? Lauren Jonas: The meaning of life to me is about passion — whether it’s in relationships or work. I was fortunate enough to find something that I was so incredibly passionate about and made it my life’s work. I […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Wallace, what is the meaning of life? B. Alan Wallace: Issues of meaning, values, and ethics are considered by many to be subjective in nature, determined simply by one’s preferences, in contrast to the objective truths revealed by scientific inquiry. I find this split between […]
What is the meaning of life? In the words of T.K.V. Desikachar, “The World Exists to Set us Free” The meaning of life is to live a life full of meaning, and it is up to each individual to align with truth to acheive this clarity, not to […]
Excellence Reporter: Leslie, what is the meaning of life? Leslie Kaminoff: Your question is “What is the meaning of life” yet the capacity to ponder life’s meaning is uniquely human, so a better way to word the question would be “What is the meaning of *human* life?” The distinction […]
Excellence Reporter: Paige, what is the meaning of life? Paige Held: Interestingly enough no one has ever asked me this question. It seems like such a vast, huge, deep question that could take someone’s very lifetime to answer. It also seems like this very question could change, mold, shift, […]
What is the meaning of life? By climbing the mountains of this planet, I have lived magical moments, especially with friends. I discovered the hardness of the adventure I was looking for and I discovered myself. I only have magnificent memories of my expeditions and I continue my […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. La Puma, what is the meaning of life? John La Puma: The meaning of life is to live well. You can do this by building personal health and pleasure, by meeting your basic needs of food, drink, clothing, shelter and sleep; and by investing in […]
I think the best answer I can come up with to ‘what’s the meaning of life?’ is to admit that since my early twenties, when I began a very earnest spiritual quest, my search for ‘the meaning of life’ has been an abject failure. That is, I have […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Engel, what is the meaning of life? Beverly Engel: I believe that the overall meaning of life is to advance and elevate humanity. I believe we are put on this earth to learn to become kinder, more compassionate, and more loving toward one another. Although we […]
I gave my best This may sound mean or unsympathetic, but one of my least favorite sayings is “I gave my best.” To me, it is an unacceptable crutch; I don’t want to hear it. My personal feeling is this: when the goal is to accomplish greatness, go […]
Excellence Reporter: Prof. Combs, what is the meaning of life? Allan Combs: There are a thousand meanings to life, as there are a thousand moments to the day. In the morning it is good to chop wood and carry water. At night to read, enjoy friendships and loved […]
Since I can remember, there has been an internal voice that reminds me every step of the way….Ursula, you have an opportunity. So then Life is an opportunity. The meaning of life is as vast and varied as humans and minds exist. I believe we are the ones […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Zak, what is the meaning of life? Paul J. Zak: Love is the meaning of life. Full stop. Love is the highest aspiration, the most valued emotion, and the one that hurts us to the core when it is taken away. “But,” you must be […]
Since I can remember I’ve been fascinated by the question, “What’s the meaning of life?” In graduate school I wrote a 75 page research paper to plummet its elusive depths. Lately though, I see life’s bare boned meaning linked more to deliberate mental filters we choose to walk […]
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 […]
What is the meaning of life? In my work as a hospice medical director I have spent a lot of time thinking and talking about the meaning of life. On many occasions I have sat at the bedside of a dying patient and contemplated that very question: “What […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Nelson, what is the meaning of life? Roger Nelson: It sounds like a simple question, meriting a simple answer. And yet, there is such depth as to draw us in, to make us see that in the simplicity there is a great richness. It presents […]
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 […]
It’s pretty simple: To provide the experiences our souls need to gain sufficient awareness to transcend into higher states of being. ~David Allen is a productivity consultant who is best known as the creator of the time management method known as “Getting Things Done” gettingthingsdone.com Copyright © 2015 […]
What is the meaning of life? Life is so profound, enormous and ever-expanding that it has no meaning. When I photograph birds, I learn something about life. A bird, enlivened by the same life energy as us, never goes around trying to find the meaning of life. It […]
The meaning of life for me, is all about stewardship. It’s about making sure that the world you find is in a better shape when you leave than how it was when you arrived. It’s about helping others, not just about helping yourself. That doesn’t mean that we […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Doty, what is the meaning of life? James R. Doty: I will rephrase the question to ask what is a life of meaning? At the end of our days, one wishes that what we have done in our lives will live on beyond our existence, […]
Excellence Reporter: Orrin, what is the meaning of life? Orrin Woodward: That is a profound question. To me, human beings are like pilgrims sent on a journey to earth by God Himself. Each person is provided a body, mind, and a spirit that he/she is responsible to develop […]
Excellence Reporter: David, what is the meaning of life? David Brazier: Life is a search for purity of heart, though, in fact, it is not found by searching for it. Everybody has at least a touch of it now and again. That is something to celebrate. But even […]
I believe we find our meaning in the way our lives unfold. There’s a unique personal journey in that, and it is about discovering who we are when we finally unfold the last crease in our being. I call that unfolded state “wholeness.” We touch that wholeness with […]
Yes, that’s the meaning of life, give or take a hot fudge sundae with a kid on a summer afternoon The meaning of life is really simple: to live, breathe, be alive. But it’s how to express our biology that is endlessly interesting. I think that many people […]
You contain within you a very great story: the meaning of life is for you to remember that story; to remember that you are a powerful expression of Creation’s limitless and dazzlingly creative narrative. To be you is phenomenal and rest assured Life made no mistake when it […]
.Excellence Reporter: Phil, what is the meaning of life? Phil Cousineau: The perennial question about the meaning of life is a riddle posed to us the moment we first become conscious. The very idea of meaning is as puzzling as Winston Churchill’s description of Russia as a riddle […]
In the fourth century there were a group of men and women (later known as abbas and ammas) who were dissatisfied what society was saying (or “selling”) to people about how they could achieve the meaning of life. In response, they went off to the desert to conduct […]
Excellence Reporter: Rev. John, what is the meaning of life? Rev. John Dear: I always thought that the meaning of life was to live in peace and love, and I mean, totally, in peace and love, all the time, toward everyone and everything, from now on. We go […]
Excellence Reporter question about “What is the meaning of life?” pulled me out of my daily busy-ness. I took the question serious and began deliberating over ontologic definitions for the meaning of life, and also about ideas such as “the sky is the limit”. Then all of the sudden […]
I can never repay all of those who create the conditions of life, but I can do a small part in giving something back to the world. What is the Meaning of Life? Meaning is a concept that humans have created. We give meaning to behavior or events. […]
The greatest leap forward in human consciousness will come with a deep awareness of pure unlimited love Excellence Reporter: Professor Post, what is the meaning of life? Stephen G. Post: One thing is for certain – human beings need meaning or they perish. Sometimes, in desperation, they seek meaning in […]
Life is a path you walk to find and realize your divine purpose on this plane. ~Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress is a Canon of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Episcopal Priest, Founder of Veriditas. http://www.LaurenArtress.com Copyright 2015 © Excellence Reporter
Excellence Reporter: Marko, what is the moi of life? Marko Prezelj: The question about meaning of life is as old and complex as us, human beings. There is no one ultimate answer that would work always and for every person. At a present moment, I understand the meaning of life as […]
Excellence Reporter: Prof. Pinker, what is the meaning of life? Steven Pinker: “The meaning of life is to perpetuate life, to increase knowledge, wisdom, and beauty, and to maximize the flourishing and minimize the suffering of sentient beings.” *** ~Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts […]
Excellence Reporter: Howard, what is the manning of life? Howard Bloom: The meaning of life is connection to others. Being loved and admired. But the meaning of life is something more. Feeling you are a part of something transcendent. Something higher than yourself. Something that will uplift others, even […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Tiller, what is the meaning of life? William A. Tiller: My working hypotheses regarding the meaning of life are: To grow in coherence, to develop our gifts of intentionality and thus become co-creators with our spiritual parents and As we learn in academic knowledge, in […]
Well in my opinion the meaning of life is to write one or two good poems and get as much bum as one can. I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works. The aim of life is self-development. To realize […]
I have never thought of writing for reputation and honor. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose. ~Ludwig van Beethoven When I was a venture capitalist, I noticed that entrepreneurs whose primary goal was to make money usually failed. […]
Highlighting the Excellence of Reading by Andrew Collins Not surprisingly, reading is by all accounts a common trait amongst the worlds billionaires. The one thing that binds them all together is none other than reading. And not just occasionally, almost all billionaires read a ton of books. But […]
Life is what you make of it. You are dealt a pack of cards, your DNA is fixed by your mother and your father; you maybe siblings but you may get different parts and parcels of the DNA. Your job is to make the best of the cards […]
Be kind to everything and everyone, including oneself, all the time, with no exceptions. Revere all of life in all its expressions, no matter what, even if one does not understand it. Presume no actual reliable knowledge of anything at all. Ask God to reveal its meaning. Intend […]
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people 1. Change yourself. “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” “As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – […]
Lokey’s philosophy of generosity is simple: “If I can’t take it with me, then why not leave it here and enjoy the results?” Highlighting Excellence Generosity from San Francisco Business Times by Renée Frojo Lorry Lokey is on a mission to give it all away — and then some. “His goal […]
Highlighting Excellence from WSJ, by Seth Stevenson With both Twitter and Square, Dorsey’s flashes of insight are by-products of a lifelong quest for simplicity and order. Dorsey yearns to create streamlined beauty out of giant ungainly systems that at first glance appear to be irredeemably chaotic. He is […]
Polaroid co-founder Edwin Land said, “The test of an invention is the power of [the] inventor to push it through in the face of staunch – not opposition, but indifference – in society.” Great ideas and inventions are often shunned or ignored before they are accepted. It makes […]
Inspiration: what is it? Where does it come from and how? It is the moment which “stops” the reflection between an external element and its repercussions on our inner life. For example, a few years ago I saw Il trittico della natura by Giovanni Segantini: for me those […]
Bring in some food. Work is good. Paychecks are better. Brownies in the conference room? The best! Make work interesting and challenging. Seriously. According to a new survey by Virgin Pulse, 58 percent of employees love their job when it’s challenging. Send the sickies home. If you don’t pay for sick […]
It’s okay to fail as long as you learn from your mistakes and correct them fast. Trust me, we’ve failed plenty of times. Highlighting the Excellence Pillars of Innovation from thinkwithGoogle, Susan Wojcicki HAVE A MISSION THAT MATTERS Work can be more than a job when it stands for […]
Highlighting Excellence Life Lessons from THE JUNE 2014 ISSUE OF INC. MAGAZINE You can’t teach heart. I love to surround myself with people who have heart and conscience. What went wrong at Starbucks a few years back? The company started to reward the wrong things — financial metrics tied to the […]
Here are Pope Francis’ excellence lessons: Lead with Humility. Pope Francis believes that humility is a particularly powerful leadership quality. Business leaders can emulate him through such means as abandoning their corner office for a cubicle alongside other employees and ending excessive spending on lavish lunches and other corporate […]
Highlighting excellence values from IMS, by Kimberly B. Instead of getting caught up in little things like percentage margins and numbers, Bezos is a master at thinking long-term and putting people first — even when it seems like a poor business decision. Let’s take a look at some […]
1- Dedication and passion. I am completely focused on my work and get up at four in the morning, for many hours painting in my studio, detail after detail, layer after layer, month after month—sometimes spending as much as four months on a single painting. 2- Uniqueness—whatever you create […]
Gina Mazza: There’s no mistake that we’re going through a collective recovery as a nation. In fact, Obama’s plan is called a Recovery Package. The last time the US went through a recession in the ’70s, our nation’s level of consciousness was below 200. So it makes sense that […]
1. Constantly connect the dots. Great innovators have the habit of constantly contemplating and observing in order to connect seemingly unrelated issues and ideas. When you connect the dots, you gain new insight and see relationships that were invisible before. 2. Commit to asking questions. Great innovators have […]
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Net worth: $46 billion Buffett still lives in the Omaha, Nebraska, home he bought for $31,500 more than 50 years ago. He doesn’t own a yacht because, as he puts it, “Most toys are just a pain in the neck.” When […]
Highlighting excellence on connectivity, from Studio 1.0 with Emily Chang and Mark Zuckerberg The model that we consider this to be most similar to is 911 in the U.S. So even if you haven’t paid for a phone plan, you can always dial 911, and if there is a […]
“On the one hand, silence is like fertile soil, which, as it were, awaits our creative act, our seed,” Pärt says. “On the other hand, silence must be approached with a feeling of awe. And when we speak about silence, we must keep in mind that it has […]
The non-excellence values highlighted from Entrepreneur, Steve Tobak Naivety. Granted, we all start out sort of wide-eyed and gullible, but the sooner you convert that to savvy and skeptical, the better your chances of coming out on top. The reason is simple: suckers and fools don’t win. Learn to […]
A reportedly wealthy Korean man who identifies himself as Yoo, has been picking up trash in Bahrain during his free time and the locals are starting to pick up on his altruistic habits. “The person you see in front of you is a millionaire investor who came to […]
“Let’s not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same things. A crisis can be a real blessing to any person, to any nation. For all crises bring progress. Creativity is born from anguish, just like the day is born form the dark night. It’s […]
Highlighting Hoffman’s excellence from the April 2012 issue of Wired magazine This bright Saturday morning, Hoffman is talking about the meaning of life. “I don’t see it as happiness,” he says. “It’s nice to be happy. But the meaning of life is meaning — what’s the impact you’re having […]
We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge, but we can’t be wise with other men’s wisdom ~Montaigne The Excellence Virtues; highlights from NYTimes.com, David Brooks First, there is love of learning. Some people are just more ardently curious than others, either by cultivation or by nature. Second, there is […]
With so many scientific achievements we know so little of where we came from and where we are going. But we know even less of the most important discovery of all – Love. Only love can accept our differences as we journey through life. And only love can […]
Highlighting a few excellence values from the October 7, 2013 issue of Forbes, by Kerry A. Dolan FORBES: Warren, let’s start with you. How do the very affluent raise children to share their values? How did you do this in your family? You’ve successfully raised three children who are very […]
Highlighting the excellence from: the June 2010 issue of Entrepreneur, Jennifer Wang While the rest of retail was tanking, Yvon Chouinard’s outdoor clothing and gear company was having its best two years ever. Here’s why. Patagonia gear isn’t cheap or trendy (deliberately, anyway). Instead, the brand is thriving by maintaining its integrity, […]
Highlighting the excellence from: The Economist: intelligent life, Alex Renton He was the physicist who went to Microsoft and made his fortune. These days he’s a tycoon, philanthropist, dino-hunter, bestselling author and barbecue champion, who has discovered the most scientific way to enjoy claret. Alex Renton profiles him EVERY […]
When LinkedIn founder and PayPal mafia member, Reid Hoffman, went looking for a new car after eBay bought PayPal for $1.5 billion, he originally wanted to buy a really nice Audi S8. He ended up changing his mind however, after hearing from one of his friends, he tells Bloomberg’s Emily Chang. Other […]
