Book review: The Big Five for Life
Just finished reading listening “The Big Five for Life” by John Strelecky (narrated by the author)
and it is one of the most inspiring books I’ve ever read.
Set as a fictional story1 about a successful entrepreneur, it describes his way of leading his multiple companies. But in fact, it goes much further, and focuses on universal life advices that would benefit everyone, not only company owners and leaders.
Here are some easy to remember, but very impactful concepts from the book.
Museum Day
Imagine that at the end of your life, a museum is built that displays every single day you lived. Every action, conversation, and mood is presented there. If you spent 20% of your life at a job you didn’t like, 20% of the museum will be dedicated to it. And you’ll be guiding others thorough your personal exhibition for eternity.
A Good Museum Day is a day you would be proud to be displayed there.
Purpose for Existing
Everyone has their PFE (Purpose for Existing) – the main goal of their life. Yours should align with the company you’re working on. The book focuses on hiring, but this advice may be applied when you’re applying for a work too.
The concept is also useful in private life just as well. If your and your partner’s PFE differ significantly, it may be impossible for you to coexist in balance.
Big Five for Life
What are the five things you want to do, see, or experience before you die? These are your Big Five for Life.
You should always remember them and ask yourself every day, what have you done to be a step closer to them?
After reading this book, I understood that I don’t exactly what is my PFE, and what items from my bucketlist I would call my Big Five for Life. So, my resolution for 2026 is to figure this out.
★★★★★ highly recommend
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Similar to “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni. And both have five in their titles. A coincidence? ↩︎
This is post 42 of #100DaysToOffload
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