What is a meaningful life? This is a contentious question. Throughout history , people have given differing answers to this question, some going so far as to say there is no meaning at all. But if we add one little word to that question the answers become a lot simpler and perhaps  easier to agree on.

What is not a meaningful life?

When a study group of 80-year-olds were asked what they regretted most in their life they answered the following:

• Caring what others thought
• Losing touch with friends
• I wish I had worried less
• Not travelling
• Overlooked their health
• Working too hard
• Not letting myself be happier
• Not standing up for yourself
• Not exploring your career

Work is an unavoidable and critical component of any life and therefore  plays a massive role in finding meaning.

At ActionCOACH iNala we meet with a lot of business owners who struggle personally because of the amount of work on their plates. Business owners are often the hardest working, least valued employees in their own business. In fact, a lot of these owners barely have time to ask the question: is my life meaningful?

Growth Club – 90 day planning

Growth Club is a 90-day planning session we do with clients, and independent business owners, during which we work with clients to  set strategic and meaningful goals for their businesses and their lives.

Last month, we shared a keynote address by Travis Bell best known as The Bucket List Guy.  Travis Bell works extensively with the global action coach community and has built a career as a motivational coach and speaker, who inspires people to actively pursue a life they find meaningful.

Below, we would like to share with you his Bucket-List exercise.