As you get older you just start to learn more about yourself and the big goal is to learn about yourself so you can be more true to yourself so that you can live more intentionally and be that version of yourself that's more authentic because I feel like that's where you make your most impact and in a funny way that's what this whole project has been about is about coming back to who you truly are and I didn't realize this when we started this, but in the beginning I got depressed because I think I wasn't living the life I wanted. I was living the life I

thought others expected of me or what I thought others wanted for me. And so my bucket list was a roadmap.

It was a reminder of those things that were really important to me.

And now years later I realized that that's just a really great device

to keep you on track and live true to yourself in a world that

feels like it just constantly pulls you away from who you really are.

So for me, the bucket list has been that tool that brings me back as a reminder and reminds me of those things that are really important to me, not other people.

Hello friends, welcome back to the Light Watkins show with yours truly Light Watkins.

If this is your first time here, I interview ordinary people just like you and me who have taken extraordinary leaps of faith often in the direction of their

path, their purpose, or their mission.

And in doing so, they've been able to positively impact the lives of many others who have heard about their story or who've witnessed them in action or who've benefited from their work.

My guest today is one of the most inspiring and sought after inspirational speakers in the world

on the subjects of mental health and the importance of following your dreams.

Mr. Ben Nempton is back on the podcast.

Some of you may recall that we did a deep dive into Ben Nempton's backstory all the way back on

episode three of this podcast, Ben has become known as the Bucket List guy.

He helped to co-create a popular MTV show called The Buriedied Life where he and some of his friends wrote out a list of 100 things that they wanted to do before they die including playing basketball with former President Barack Obama at the White House back when he was in office,

camping at the Playboy Mansion, hosting Saturday Night Live, and on and on.

And they hopped on a purple bus, drove around to fulfill their list one item at a time,

and every time they were able to successfully check an item off of their list

they would help a stranger check an item off of their personal bucket list and

as you can imagine it started a movement of people dreaming bigger

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