The Meaning of Life

Gordon is back competing in running events and looking forward to stepping up his training for the 100-mile run he is doing in the next few months and in this episode looks at how you work out what the meaning of life is for you When you understand what the meaning of life is for you it’s possible to align your decisions and actions to get you to where you want to be. Everyone’s happy place is different but if you can be consistent in living your life aligned with your values and beliefs then you can live the life you love   KEY TAKEAWAYS If you are trying to impose someone else’s values on your life you won’t be as happy as you could be We all have different values and prioritise in different ways You need to operate within your values and beliefs The answer to ‘what’s the meaning of life’ will change over time throughout your life The focus will shift as you get older The skill is to do the self-assessment so you can work towards what  your values are at that time in your life You need to hold others to their values and beliefs, not yours The meaning of life is holding yourself accountable to your beliefs and others to theirs To find out what’s important to you take time to review where you are and what you believe If people can see people like them doing things they realise they can do it as well It’s vital to understand what your core beliefs are and you can do this by delving into the meaning of life for you Living in alignment with your values means you can move towards the life you love   BEST MOMENTS ‘Your  meaning of life is very personal but it’s important that you are living your life to your core values, not someone else’s ‘You can align your meaning of life with your decisions and actions’ Your values, your dreams and what you call the meaning of life will change during your life’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Life, Living It and Loving It podcast   ABOUT THE HOST   Welcome to the life, living it and loving it podcast with Extreme Execution Coach Gordon Done.    We don’t know about you, but we’re fed up of burning ourselves out and living in a state of survival. In this podcast, Gordon talks about his experiences and analyses them in an open and honest approach to discover hints and tips to help us “live a life we love”.    Join us on the podcast to find the tools, tactics and mindset needed to unlock a life you love today."   Gordon is a certified Extreme Execution Coach who loves working with clients to understand themselves on a deeper level, helping them to optimise their performance and relationships with others so they can stop just surviving and start living a life, they truly love.