Why I Read Obituaries

So, for the past number of years I’ve been reading obituaries and you might say, “Robin, that’s negative.” I don’t think it’s negative. I think it’s really positive because I think few things are as powerful to wake you up, to remind you about what’s most important, to fuel your energy, to get you into the game so you let go of your fears and you do what you need to do, to get big things done then connecting to your own mortality.

When you realize that every single day could be your last, or when you appreciate that no matter how long you live, life is a short ride, you just sort of let go of the fears and you let go of the limits and you’ll live full on and you seize opportunities and you have real conversations with real people and you sort of wear your heart on your sleeve and you bring on the fullness of your authenticity and you do whatever it takes to get your loftiest dreams to get done.