Imagine your own funeral. Your friends are asked to describe you. And they say: “You know what? He / she lived a really ordinary life”. The thought of it makes me shiver. But why? Join Carl and I as we explore why we should celebrate being ordinary, why not everything has to be heroic and what it actually means if you say “I want my life to matter”.

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References from the show:

When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
Rick Rubin talks to Anderson Cooper about his secret for success
Rick Rubin on the “On Being” Podcast
Everything is spiritual by Rob Bell
Essentialism by Greg McKeown

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