485 - What Is the Meaning of Life? 3 Keys to Lasting Fulfillment

0:00Today's episode is all about how to create a meaningful life.

0:04Now, I know that is a big, big topic, but I think this is a very important discussion to have.

0:10I think this conversation needs to happen a lot more often, and hopefully, what we talk about today can help you start the conversation both for yourself and for the people that you love.

0:21Now, the best framework that I've ever found comes from one of my favorite books of all time.

0:27It's Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, this book right here.

0:32So, if you're not familiar with this book, you need to get it.

0:35You need to read it ASAP.

0:38It's a memoir of Frankl's life and the spiritual lessons that he learned in order to survive Nazi concentration camps during World War II.

0:46This book is heartbreaking.

0:49It is inspiring.

0:50It is riveting.

0:51And in my opinion, it is a must-read.

0:54Now, one insight that I want to share right off the bat.

0:58According to Frankl, he believed that one component of well-being is based on a certain degree of tension between what one has already accomplished and what one has yet to achieve.