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title: "Where is Your Life is Going?"
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excerpt: "http://vimeo.com/102629305 I watched this last night while doing the dishes. Only a few dishes got done as my wife and I stopped to listen. It’s a great presentation that made me want to live a better life. I was disturbed......"
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# [Where is Your Life is Going?](https://johnpoelstra.com/life-direction/)

I watched this last night while doing the dishes. Only a few dishes got done as my wife and I stopped to listen. It’s a great presentation that made me want to live a better life.

I was disturbed by the actuarial stats Hyatt shared. If I understood what he shared correctly (around the 16 minute mark), using standard mortality tables and the 3,000 or so people gathered at WDS as a sample:

- 2 people will be dead within 30 days
- 24 people will be dead one year from now
- 61 will be dead 5 years from now

I particularly appreciated the level at which Hyatt shared his personal struggles and failures. I’ve been a casual follower of him for a few years and for whatever reason just assumed (you know what that does) he’d had a smooth rise to the top. I’m amazed how many different successful ventures he’s launched since leaving his role as CEO at Thomas Nelson.

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1. [Harish Pillay](https://harishpillay.wordpress.com) [November 6, 2014 at 7:05 am](https://johnpoelstra.com/life-direction/#comment-115769) [Reply](#comment-115769) Thanks for the post, John. Certainly worth the 30 minutes to listen. [Reply](#comment-115769)
  - John Poelstra[November 9, 2014 at 12:57 pm](https://johnpoelstra.com/life-direction/#comment-123951) [Reply](#comment-123951) And thank you for a leaving a comment. 🙂 Was there anything particular that struck you from Hyatt’s talk? [Reply](#comment-123951)

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