“You’re alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act.”
—Barbara Hall ,A Summons to New Orleans, 2000

Imagine you enter a movie theatre and the main feature presentation is called “Your Life So Far”. Now hopefully it’s not the type of movie that you are tempted to walk out of before it’s done, because the great thing about this movie is that the ending has not been written yet. Think of it more as a sneak preview. A teaser. You get front row seats to probably the most thematically changing storyline ever written. Is it a comedy? Sometimes. Is it a tragedy? Unfortunately there are parts that fit the title. Is it a love story? Most definitely. But what is the big picture?

It’s time to develop your life theme. Your life theme will be your overriding intention or “big picture” focus for the rest of your movie. It has no official deadline or final draft. You can re-evaluate the storyline direction whenever needed. However, this life theme is like having a personal mission statement for your whole life. You are the writer, the director, the star actor. Make it a blockbuster hit by living up to your ultimate potential. The first part was just setting the stage. Go for it now because now is the time.