The Gift of 20 More Years of Life

By Kim Moeller  •  October 10, 2024

What will you do with the gift of an additional 20-30 years in average life expectancy? Will you waste those years or will you connect with your reason to get out of bed each morning, or ikigai, to give those years meaning and make them what could be the best years of your life?

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