What Really Matters-Lessons From The Bucket List

Today’s featured movie is "The Bucket List". The film follows Carter Chambers, a family man and mechanic, and Edward Cole, a wealthy and successful businessman, who is financially successful, powerful, but lacks the things that truly matter in life .The two men are terminally ill and meet while sharing a hospital room. 

As they come to terms with their limited time left on Earth, they create a list of things they want to do before they "kick the bucket", hence the title of the film. One of the central themes of the movie is the concept of mortality and the idea of living life to the fullest. Living life to its fullest means different things to each of them just like in life.

One of the clear takeaways from the movie is to define happiness on your own terms. Make sure you define happiness for yourself as societal pressures can impel you to prioritize experiences that aren’t important to you, but are to your peer group.. Each person's unique values, goals, and life experiences shape their understanding of and path to happiness, and that is okay.. While happiness is  subjective and personal, research identifies common factors which we'll share in this podcast episode..