Choices, Motivation, Meaning: Traversing the Time of our Lives

What motivates us to do what we do? How do we find meaning in doing it? What makes us choose what we choose? Can we do better? What is important? Can we thrive and feel excellent, regardless of particular outcomes?

Throughout our lives we tend to go with the flow of what is happening, making choices by default. Where do those choices come from? In the face of rapidly changing and challenging times that we live in, both personal and political, both social and economic, can we find motivation to do what we do? Can we actually improve anything? Can we find and maintain enthusiasm to move forward into the unknown and feel good about our choices, regardless of outcome? Drawing from lessons learned (and re-learned), doing my best to face the challenges while often haphazardly wandering through my 67 years on the planet, this talk will attempt to address these existential, important question that we all face (whether consciously, or not). Along the way, I will ramble on related topics, but bring it all together at the end with insights that I hope you will resonate with, and that I hope may be helpful for all of us in embracing our personal and collective futures.