Life Is Short (How to Spend It Wisely)

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Today’s episode is a wake-up call. The reality is that time is passing you by. If you want to live a more meaningful, successful, and happy life, you need to get serious about the amount of time you have with your loved ones, because it’s limited. And unfortunately, today’s topic is something that is often not realized until it’s too late in life. After you listen to today’s episode, you’ll learn exactly what you can do to make the most of the time you have. If you loved this episode and want to know what to listen to next, check out this interview with Professor Tal Ben-Shahar, who will share more about creating a meaningful life: How to Build the Life You Want: Timeless Wisdom for More Happiness & Purpose. For more resources, including links to learn more about each expert on today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page. Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s free course, Make It Happen Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s newsletter Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:04.8	First of all, thank you so much for being here with me,
0:10.8	and I also want to acknowledge you for taking the time to listen to something that could help you improve
0:16.1	your life. I just think that's really cool that you're spending time on yourself.
0:19.0	So what are you and I going to talk about today? Well, there is this one sentence that I said a couple months ago,
0:28.0	it was like a lightning rod.
0:31.0	And I got to tell you something over the course of recording a
0:35.3	hundred and seventy episodes of the Mel Robbins podcast this one sentence has created more write-ins, more comments than anything else that I have
0:47.9	said in the history of the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:50.9	And just to put that in context I'm talking about hundreds of
0:55.5	hours of podcast episodes and this singular sentence that just struck a chord and so I just want you to stop and think before I tell you what it is.
1:05.0	What do you think the topic even is?
1:07.0	Like what is it that I could have been talking about that had so many people from
1:12.2	around the world right in.
1:14.0	Well, I'm going to tell you, here's what I said.
1:17.0	This year, I'm trying to be more intentional
1:22.0	about spending time with our son Oakley before I become an empty nester.
1:29.0	Holy smokes, it was like a rallying cry from around the world, and I understand why. Because like me, you are
1:35.8	realizing that time is slipping through your hands and you don't spend enough quality time with the people that you love.
1:44.0	And unfortunately in life, do you know when you realize that?
1:48.0	You realize it only after the time has passed and you don't have the chance to anymore.
1:52.0	And see, I'm at a moment in my life
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