3 questions + Hearts Core grid

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I want you to imagine that you are financially secure, that you have enough money to take care of your needs, now and in the future. The question is…how would you live your life? Would you change anything? Let yourself go. Don’t hold back on your dreams. Describe a life that is complete, that is richly yours.

This time you visit your doctor who tells you that you have only 5 – 10 years left to live. The good part is that you won’t ever feel sick. The bad news is that you will have no notice of the moment of your death. What will you do in the time you have remaining to live? Will you change your life and how will you do it?

This time your doctor shocks you with the news that you have only one day left to live. Notice what feelings arise as you confront your very real mortality. Ask yourself: What did I miss? Who did I not get to be? What did I not get to do?

Instructions: Fill in the cells as follows: “Heart’s Core” column should include things you must do for your life to have meaning; “Have” refers to possessions, “Do” covers accomplishments, “Be” covers states of existence. The “Ought To” column covers areas where you feel an obligation to have, do, or be. The “Fun To” column is for things you’d like to have, do or be. Typically issues of career, family and home appear in “Heart’s Core”, practical issues and obligations are in “Ought To”, and travel, vacation, second homes, etc. are in “Fun To.”

Rows	Heart's Core	Ought To	Fun To
HAVE for life to have meaning
DO for life to have meaning
BE for life to have meaning

Fill in the cells as follows: “Heart’s Core” column should include things you must do for your life to have meaning; “Row 1(Have)” refers to possessions, “Row 2 (Do)” covers accomplishments, “Row 3 (Be)” covers states of existence. The “Ought To” column covers areas where you feel an obligation to have, do, or be. The “Fun To” column is for things you’d like to have, do or be. Typically issues of career, family and home appear in “Heart’s Core”, practical issues and obligations are in “Ought To”, and travel, vacation, second homes, etc. are in “Fun To.”