Write your own epitaph whilst alive

April 9th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

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I am currently writing an article on personal values and principles and was
hoping to post it tonight.  However when I done the research I realised
it was a huge topic so have saved it for another day.  Whilst doing the
research I thought of an exercise to get us going on your values and principles
in life.

The exercise is to write your own epitaph in 106 words or less.

Purpose of the exercise

This exercise is to get you thinking about what’s important in your
life and ultimately it leads you to think about your values and principles
which govern your life.

I will start this exercise and pass it on to 5 different people.  Leave
your own epitaph as a comment or write your own post entitled ‘My epitaph’.  The
person who leaves the best one on this log will receive $10 via paypal (hey
I’m still a struggling semi pro blogger!).

My epitaph

Steven Aitchison, loving husband to Sharon and doting father to two sons.  His
family were the centre of his life.  Writing, blogging and helping others
realise their potential were his passions and he done so with a zest and vigour
rarely, often obsessionally.  His other true passion was the pursuit of
making money, not having it but making it.  He loved a challenge.  He
tried his hand at several businesses eventually settling on new media and public
speaking.  His need to be great at whatever he turned his hand to often
saw him frustrated with the mundane duties of life such as working for an employer.

I would like to pass this ‘My Epitaph’ challenge to:

Steven Olson of www.steve-olson.com
Gleb Reys of www.personaldevelopment.ie
Glenn of www.myempoweringchime.com
Brian Lee of www.geniustypes.com
Maria Palma of www.salondemaria.blogspot.com

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1. Pingback by Write your own epitaph whilst alive on 9 April 2007:

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2. Comment by kamal on 9 April 2007:

   He lived out his curiosity, and the world was better for it.


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4. Comment by That's good, but.... on 9 April 2007:

   I just HATE those “pass it along” memes. If you would have left the “challenge” out it would have been better. Good stuff you wrote, though.


5. Pingback by My Empowering Chime | My Epitaph on 11 April 2007:

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6. Comment by Glenn Tan on 11 April 2007:

   Hi Steven Aitchison,

   i written mine already.


7. Comment by Glenn Tan on 11 April 2007:

   Hi Steven, is there a deadline to this? Haha. if you email me at this 2 weeks starting from tomorrow, i may not be able to reply as i’ll be serving the army. So maybe you’ll just drop me a mail about the results anyway. Hope to hear from you soon till then.. =)


8. Comment by Alex on 11 April 2007:

   Hi,

   Get to know your blog through Glenn…
   A really informative site with solid content.
   Will be reading your blog often. Thumbs Up!

   Alex


9. Comment by Maria Palma on 12 April 2007:

   Hi Steven!

   Thanks for tagging me… This is going to be quite interesting to write up, but I’ll take the challenge and will have it posted soon!


10. Comment by Jonathan on 15 April 2007:

    I love your question.

    Only thing, the whole ‘what’s
    important and values in life’ thing made this
    so big that it will have to be relegated to
    my life’s list of things to do. It will be near
    the top. It will take a while to figure it out.

    You are asking me to evaluate my dash. You know,
    the space between when you were born and when
    you die on your tombstone (1960-1997), the dash.
    Only thing, this is asking what I want the dash
    to be viewed as as and not what it is.

    I guess that is the most important part of this
    question. We have the power to change our dash
    from this point forward.

    I am seriously considering taking the attitude
    read elsewhere on the bolgesphere, I want to
    live forever or die trying. This way I will
    not have a deadline for improving my dash.

    Again, thanks.


11. Comment by Steven Aitchison on 15 April 2007:

    Hi Jonathan, thanks for your comments.

    I like ‘the dash’, great name for a book, a film or an article.

    I suppose the dash is the coming from a place of truth and it is in our hearts. You’re right we can change the dash just now and if your words or my words can help someone change their ‘dash’, that could be the purpose of our ‘dash’.

    Thank you so much, I love the idea of ‘Changing your dash’, I feel an article coming on.


12. Comment by Steven Aitchison on 30 April 2007:

    Hi

    Glenn Tan wins the $10 for his epitaph at http://www.myempoweringchime.com/2007/04/11/my-epitaph/ Glenn I will contact you when you get back to pay you via paypal


13. Comment by Maria Palma on 21 May 2007:

    Hi Steven!

    Finally! I’ve written my epitaph…

    http://www.wealth-prosperity.info/2007/05/my-epitaph.html

    It was a real eye-opener! Thanks again…


14. Comment by CanadianChristine on 1 July 2007:

    Hello Steven,
    Can you please tell me how you did that superimposing of text on the tombstone? Really neat.


15. Comment by Steven Aitchison on 1 July 2007:

    Hi Christine. I used a picture of a headstone and added the text onto it using Macromedia Fireworks 8 (now owned by Adobe).

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