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: David, what is the meaning of life? David Dye: As a young man I loved camping in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. Whenever we completed a camping trip, my leaders would have all of us line up, arms outstretched so that our finger tips just touched the finger […]
Political, philosophical and religious leaders throughout human history have been sharing their interpretations of what is the true “meaning of life.” We can trace most of our wars—local, regional and global—to disagreements on this subject. Often these conflicts are clothed in fiercely topical garb but if you dig […]
The meaning of life is hugging my daughters. ~Erik Qualman, The Digital Dale Carnegie, Pulitzer Prize Nominated Author equalman.com Copyright © 2015 Excellence Reporter
Excellence Reporter: Ted, what is the meaning of life? Ted Rubin: “Return on Relationship… look at your own behaviors and ask yourself, “Would I want to be my friend???” Standout by “Liking” them before they “Like” you. Always remember that… Relationships are like muscle tissue, the more they are […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Feiner, what is the meaning of life? Stacy Feiner: I love this question. It is age old. Timeless. It’s enormous and simple. It is never inconsequential. First it conjures up feelings, senses and images: the image of the brilliant night sky in Maine in the summer, […]
Excellence Reporter: Wally, what is the meaning of life? Wally Bock: I don’t think there is a “meaning of life” in general. There’s only the meaning of your life and you define that by how you spend your time and your money. The test comes when you’ve been […]
To help people really know themselves and their life’s work… pay attention to their intentions… get from where they are to where they want to be… and… have greater self-awareness, be on purpose, develop their signature talents and embrace a sense of well-being. We live in an economy where we don’t have to tolerate jobs we hate. For […]
The body, The learning station Studio for your studying soul Brought everything together Taught vitality, Taught control The senses, Embedded sensor Converts hertz to light and sound Interprets inconsistencies of truth Taught balance, dumb or confound If something is wrong you taste it you smell or you can even feel […]
What is the meaning of life? Sometimes you can go to a store and buy some kind of beautiful, amazing, technology gadget, and it says on the package, “battery is not included’. And if you pay attention to that you realize that in order for your gizmo […]
Excellence Reporter: Ann, what is the meaning of life? Ann Handley: “The meaning of life is to find the place where you belong. “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet,” wrote Frederick Buechner. He’s spot-on, even […]
What are we all here for? I believe strongly that the meaning of life is about being present, doing our best to live in the current moment and nowhere else. One of the final gifts my mom gave me was this lesson. She was waging a courageous battle […]
What is the meaning of life? That it is completely, and wholly absurd and is experienced only to frustrate and fluster; making sense of things only meant to be sensible indefinitely. It has no more or less merit than what we give it, and without ego, and without […]
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 […]
The meaning of life is making other people’s lives more meaningful ~Adam Grant is Wharton’s top-rated teacher. He has been recognized as one of HR’s most influential international thinkers. Adam was tenured at Wharton while still in his twenties, and has received the Excellence in Teaching Award for every class […]
When does death come? When your cherished memories become irrelevant When your dreams fail to kindle fire in your heart When you cannot recognize your old friends When the world around you becomes predictable and dull. When does life come? When you erase old memories to create new […]
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 […]
What is the meaning of life? I believe each of us is here on earth to make a contribution. To give and to serve. To stand up for what is right, even when doing so is uncomfortable. To take our blessings and pay them forward to encourage others. […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Epstein, what is the meaning of life? Mark Epstein: “Life is a gift. When there is good enough environmental support, meaning can be found.” *** ~Mark Epstein MD, author and psychotherapist, integrating both Buddha’s and Sigmund Freud’s approaches to trauma, who writes about their interplay.markepsteinmd.com Copyright […]
The meaning of life is to live in a way that brings you joy. That often means knowing your purpose, what drives you in your entire life. Some people drift through life, doing what’s easy. I don’t do that. I do what challenges me, because I find that […]
Excellence Reporter: Kyle, what is the meanang of life? Kyle Hackett: “While we are motivated by very different goals and aspirations, the question, “What is the meaning of life?” seems humbly universal. My experiences prove this answer is rooted in the need for empathy– an individual volition driven […]
I believe that the meaning of life is different for every person, and it is constantly changing and evolving. I believe that the meaning of life is not necessarily a broad definition or a generalization that we live with for a lifetime. Instead, it is what is meaningful […]
Meaning of life, without the presumption of opinion, simply put ; initially to awaken. How do we achieve that? Every human being has what is called ‘conscience’, many of those without true understanding assign different theories as to what it is, let’s not go there. Conscience is actually […]
Excellence Reporter: Chris, what is the meaning of life? Chris Edmonds: We live in a rat race. The fast pace of modern life does not easily allow authentic connections. Marketing messages tell us we’re too heavy, too slow, too gray. We don’t have the right friends. We’re not […]
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 […]
As a teenager I wondered a lot what the meaning of life was. I knew it had something to do with helping others, but didn’t know exactly what. It wasn’t until I met the Buddha’s teachings as taught in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition that this became clear to […]
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 Excellence […]
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 […]
What is the meaning of life? Many people commenting on this will use the metaphor of a journey. Certainly this is where I started my journey of attempting to answer this question. For me a life journey is where a series of events is connected but only by […]
The request for my thoughts about the meaning of life came at the same time that I received a frightening medical report. Both focused my attention on why and how one lives a life of meaning. When I think about the immensity of the universe and see pictures […]
Excellence Reporter: Prof. Krippner, what is the meaning of life? Stanley Krippner: Life has no intrinsic meaning. But that is the beauty of it. People who found meaning in life protected themselves and survived. People who did not find meaning in life allowed themselves to get sick and […]
Excellence Reporter: Grant, what is the meaning of life? Grant McCracken: “Do something worthy well.” *** ~Grant McCracken, anthropologist, author, speaker, a long time student of culture and commerceCultureBy.com Copyright © 2015 Excellence Reporter
Awakened by the chill of dawn I bundle up Mesmerized by jagged mountains standing guard on the horizon Their starkness penetrates the early morning blue Sharp pointed peaks pierce the crisp air And crack open the new sun A flow of yolky yellow Glides gradually down sheer rugged […]
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 […]
One of the problems is that we all think the meaning of life is something different, when really it is the same, and we just have different experiences. There is also the distinction of having meaning to live our lives, and the overarching meaning of life collectively. Over […]
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, […]
What is the meaning of life? It is said that “life is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to God.” When I was a teenager, I decided that if I could make people either a little bit wiser or a little bit […]
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 […]
When a relaxed spirit meditates and dreams, immensity seems to expect images of immensity. Gaston Bachelard For life is beyond, in the life that wakes. Edmond Jabes I have often been disconcerted by the way we bandy around the word ’life’, as if by doing […]
There are many meanings to life, and how life works, often unexpected things happen, out of the blue challenging you in ways you were never able to comprehend, until the end. Life is about compassion, compromise, understanding, strength, love and most importantly sacrifice, without those nourishments, “A flower […]
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: Julie, what is the meaning of life? Julie Winkle Giulioni: “Life is all about contribution. It’s about identifying and cultivating one’s strengths, unique abilities, talents and gifts… and then finding as many ways as possible to bring them to bear in a way that helps others, […]
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 […]
What is the meaning of life? As the old Catholic Catechism used to say, the meaning of life is to know, love and serve God in this world, and to enjoy new life with God in the next. Sound banal? It’s not. The meaning of life can be […]
To resist nothing. To thank everything. To be love — which is what we are. Excellence Reporter: Corrina, what is the meaning of life? Corrina Gordon-Barnes: I love that you’ve dropped this question into my heart so that I might sit with what arises and have this chance […]
Excellence Reporter: David, what is the meaning of life? David Zinger: Douglas Adams gave the shortest answer to the meaning of life, 42. I believe there are many meanings to life not a singular meaning. I believe that we don’t find a meaning to life, we create it […]
What is the meaning of life? Sages through the ages have taught that striving to reflect love, fair play and truth in all we do is how life derives meaning. We learn to do this through our relationships with the universe; nature, plants, animals and other humans. The […]
The meaning of life is… to live a meaningful life! It’s to leave a mark on Earth. By expressing ourselves by writing poetry, telling stories and listening well. life is an art that includes inventing, discovering, exploring and healing. To learn and to teach: art, skills, experience and […]
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 […]
Excellence Reporter: Jiří, what is the meaning of life? Jiří Kylián: “The older I get, the more it becomes clear to me, that our life has no meaning whatsoever, and if it has any significance at all, it is only because of that tiny “meaning” which we so strenuously […]
The meaning of life is to develop your authentic true self, your unique gifts and to use them in service to and with others. The creativity that comes from the synergy of different peoples’ gifts creates new ideas, new aspects of civilization and literally new people. We develop […]
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 […]
A meaningful life is one in which your core values act as a compass, guiding you to invest as much of your priceless time and energy as possible in ways which feed your soul, which in turn helps you serve your loved ones by supporting them in feeding […]
The meaning of life is not ~Chade-Meng Tan is the Jolly Good Fellow of Google whose job description is to “enlighten minds, open hearts, create world peace”. He is also the international bestselling author of Search Inside Yourself, and co-chair of One Billion Acts of Peace, which has been nominated […]
I have just watched the honey-tinted sun fade from my sight, it sank like a ship beneath the ocean horizon in a seascape of resplendent beauty. Now, I can see the first star reviving itself in the thriving scene of night. The overwhelming scope of space and time […]
What is the meaning of life? I don’t quite see life as having a meaning so much as I see it as the world’s most amazing opportunity. To me, our existence doesn’t have to have meaning to be meaningful. These are the two kinds of opportunities I value […]
Excellence Reporter: What is the meaning of life, Wim? Wim Hof: To show scientifically and by own experience that we are able to master our fate Becoming happy, Healthy, and strong ! Radiate fully, thus bring the right energy for everything Nature, love, and prosperity Hope is there […]
Excellence Reporte: Sunny, what is the meaning of life? Sunny Dawn Johnston: The meaning of life to me, is love. To receive love, to give love, to BE love. It really is that simple. I think we make it much harder than it truly is. What does a […]
As time motions within passing moments, through lungs, through tree limb. The breaths of a lifetime intertwine, With the currents and swelling of eternity. As eyes catch this cycle, hearts give it purpose. Formless and open, they stay. – Softly whisking away a final breath, Only to resurrect […]
The meaning of life is different for everyone. But I think a common thread is to find the meaning in one’s life that makes sense, usually through action or purpose. By finding your purpose — what you were put on this Earth to do — you will find […]
What is the meaning of life? Although some would argue there is no meaning to life, most of us strive to find some sort of meaning. It’s seems impossible to answer but that’s the beauty of it, we can all find meaning in our own ways as there […]
Excellence Reporter: John, what is the meaning of life? John Baldoni: Let me be frank, I don’t like “meaning of life” questions. They remind me of exercises we did in grade school. Meaning is a shape shifter; by that I mean at every age we define it differently. […]
Excellence Reporter: Roslyn, what is the meaning of life? Roslyn Whitney: “The meaning of life is to discover your passion, in work and with another, and express it to the fullest extent that you are able.” *** ~Roslyn Whitney, spiritual life coach, guide, teacher, and healerwww.RosWhitney.com Copyright © […]
Excellence Reporter: Prof. Singer, what is the meaning of life? Peter Singer: “You can give your life meaning by doing the most good you can.” *** ~Peter Singer, author, professor of bioethics, Princeton University. He was voted one of Australia’s ten most influential public intellectuals in 2006.www.princeton.edu/~psinger Copyright © […]
The Meaning of Life includes the achievement of becoming one’s best. It includes embracing that part of self and ensuring that nothing outside of self takes that “Best” away. There is a technique in which I have my clients say the following statement: “Body, become, my version of […]
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 […]
life is a burlesque— a yearning lusting seething punch line of strained absence. too long the hand leads the heart to thorny wreaths atop a bathetic catastrophe— worms carol the Joker while anvil nightmares rouge the earth with blood— grinning serpents wring the grail to flow manna through […]
What is the meaning of life? As someone who loves ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ by the late great Douglas Adams, I must confess that the answer “forty-two” immediately sprang to mind when considering the great question “Of Life, the Universe and Everything.” I’m pleased that it […]
Excellence Reporter: Prof. Vassallo, what is the meaning of life? Nicla Vassallo: If there is a meaning of life, I trace it back to friendships and love. It means to share my life, with good ethics and epistemic values, together with other noble persons. A thoroughly? lonely/isolated/independent life, without Platonic […]
What is the meaning of life? I don’t think life has any one meaning — nor do I think that the meanings of life are “out there” to be discovered, like a hitherto unknown galaxy, or some new species of beetle (let’s say). Instead, I think we create […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Golonka, what is the meaning of life? Sabrina Golonka: The meaning of life is to connect – to people, the environment, ideas. To me, a meaningful life is one that has a consequence on something in the world. Of course, a person’s life could be […]
What is the meaning of life? Life has no meaning. We humans assign meaning to our actions, so whatever meaning there is, is in how we interpret each other. ~Marcus J. Ranum is a world-renowned expert on security system design and implementation. He is recognized as an early innovator in firewall […]
The snow falls like broken memories Heaping into a huge mount of time That blows away like loose pages of diaries To a place unmemorable yet sublime. Flashes of thoughts of end of journey Pass my mind as I travel Across this path of life carved and walked […]
Excellence Reporter: What is the meaning of life, Tim? Tim Brownson: I’m so glad you asked me such an easy question, couldn’t we have just discussed Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle to make it more testing! I could say 42, because Douglas Adams said that and he was brighter than […]
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 […]
Strange as it may seem, I like to think of myself as a fool. Once I embrace my essential foolish nature, I no longer have to pretend to be a successful, wise, compassionate human being. I can just be me, someone a little weak of will, usually caught […]
What is the meaning of life? Many people try to define for others how we should live our life and give opinions on the “correct” way of living. I believe we create our own meaning. We each are individuals with different stories, different journeys and different experiences. Our […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Changizi, what is the meaning of life? Mark Changizi: “The meaning, or point, to life is… to answer the questions to the universe. …it’s what I’ve been saying since a kid.” *** ~Dr. Mark Changizi, neuroscientist http://www.changizi.com Copyright © 2015 Excellence Reporter Image: National Georgraphic
.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 […]
Excellence Reporter: Wha is the meaning of life, Michele? Michele McLaughlin: For me, the meaning of life is simple. Live fully and truly, every day, and do your best to stay fully present. If you’re fully present, then you’re experiencing the most out of every moment, and it’s the experiences […]
Excellence Reporter: Sandeep, what is the meaning of life? Sandeep Gautam: When asked about the meaning of life my first response is to be smart alecky and reply ’42’, but I don’t want the readers to be left with the impression that life is meaningless or arbitrary. I adhere […]
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: Prof. Cooper, what is the meaning of life? Sir Cary Cooper: “The meaning of life for me is the smile on the faces of my grandchildren when they see me.” *** ~Sir Cary Cooper, CBE, professor of organizational psychology & health, Lancaster University Management School, Chair […]
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: Prof. Trivers, what is the meaning of life? Robert Trivers: “Keeping itself alive.” *** ~Robert Trivers, evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist, Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.http://roberttrivers.com Copyright © 2015 Excellence Reporter
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: Helena, what is the meaning of life? Helena Guarddon: I do not know much at all. What is life? Do I know? Most of us question this throughout our entire lives! I know nothing… Why are we here? Or why does it all seem as if it was […]
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: Prof. Gottesman, what is the meaning of life? Irving Gottesman: “I am 85 and have not yet figured it out. Maybe when I hit 100 you can ask again.” *** ~Irving Gottesman, professor of psychology at University of Minnesota, known internationally for his work in the […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Grandin, what is the meaning of life? Temple Grandin: “When I was young, I thought the meaning of life was complex. It is really very simple. When the things a person does helps to make the world a better place, then they have achieved the meaning […]
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: What is the meaning of life, Jesse? Jesse Kornbluth: This minute. And this minute. And this minute… …but then my wife reminds me I should have borrowed our daughter’s answer (when she was 6): “Nobody knows, and then you die” ~Jesse Kornbluth, editor HeadButler.com Copyright © […]
What is the meaning of life? What a privilege to discover the world running in order to discover myself, my limitations, my feelings. What a joy to share these emotions and the beautiful values of this sport-nature with the greatest number. What a great cause to participate in […]
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Shealy, what is the meaning of life? Norman Shealy: In many ways, this is a simple question with a more simple answer—the meaning/purpose of life is to learn to do good, to help self and others. In order to help others, you must take care […]
What is the meaning of life? As we search and search for the meaning of life, we do not see what’s right here. We do not feel the smile of a friend, see their need, or know how to extend our hand. We do not feel refreshed when […]
Excellence Reporter: Prof. Posner, what is the meaning of life? Michael Posner: “I do not believe that life in general has a meaning. I believe that the meaning of each individual life is provided by the person themselves. In the case of my life, it is given what […]
The Meaning of Life is what you choose it to be. Life is generous and willing. It listens unconditionally and responds to your every intention, thought and action without judgement. It’s a sort of mirror combined with a personal trainer for your soul. At some point we are […]
Excellence Reporter: Alan, what is the meaning of life? Alan Morinis: The meaning of life is to live with full-bodied gusto. We raise our glasses and we call out loudly, “L’Chaim!! To Life!!” That choice is not so obvious to us, so much so that the Bible finds […]
