It is best enjoyed by living in the present. While you may not have discovered a cure for cancer or solved world hunger, you have had more of an impact on other people's lives than you can imagine.

Instead, write down what you’d truly love, no matter how big or bold it may seem to you right now.. 2. Reflect on what's important to you. Balancing the demands of life and work often leads us ...

The call to write your life story is a jar of honey, sweet and alluring, sticky and messy. To write about our lives is joy-filled and terrifying.

The prolific Anna Quindlen’s latest work, WRITE FOR YOUR LIFE (215 pp., Random House, $26), makes the case for everyday writing in a love song to the private diary, the handwritten letter.

You can also write life briefs for different parts of your life, such as your career, relationships, finances, and other areas. Your brief should be something you regularly revisit.

You probably want your life to be remembered as a life well lived rather than a story of tragedy and despair. [See: 10 Retirement Rites of Passage .] Sponsored Bank Accounts ...