The Prosperity Blog

Death: the big elephant in the room. Many people fear death, and they do so in a way that keeps them from truly living. While death is a taboo topic, I believe that when we can talk about and prepare for death, we free ourselves to live more fully. 

After all, how would you live if you didn’t have to worry about:

• What your loved ones will do when you’re gone (or how they’ll “get by”)
• How to afford the costs, because YES, dying is expensive (whether it should be or not)
• Where your assets will go, and whether or not creditors and other entities will try to get a piece of the pie

When we can prepare for death, which unfortunately comes for us all, we can live knowing that things will be taken care of when we’re gone. And what a relief to know that you’ve gained a measure of control over the one big event we can’t truly control.

So, how do you prepare for your “Death Day”? Let’s take a look.

“The key is not to turn off the jets, but turn them down into a new orbit and equilibrium..”

Ron Suber

How much do you know about your own retirement? How much has been painstakingly planned out, even if it’s 30 years away? The unfortunate problem with the concept of retirement is that people think they know what to expect. They intent to be on a beach in their golden years, with plenty of money to live the life they’ve always wanted to. 

No one wants to find themselves unable to enjoy these years. And yet, few people plan for a future that doesn’t go exactly how they want it to. Many retirees don’t have sufficient cash reserves for a retirement that could theoretically last from age 65 to age 100…or beyond. Fewer still have a real game plan for disability, illness, or injury.

In both my personal and professional life, I’ve committed to discovering my purpose (with the help of my sister, Tammi Brannan). Through her program, The Blueprint Process, we’ve identified who I am and what I’m about. In other words: my Purpose. 

The reason is so that my business is a reflection of my Purpose—otherwise, who am I serving? Certainly not the people I’m meant to serve: the ones who want and can benefit from my message.

In this process of discovery, we distilled my purpose down to this phrase: “activating lifelong service.”