“I’m sorry, but we don’t think you’ll make it to St. Patrick’s Day. You have only one month to live.”
These are the words nobody ever wants to hear (unless you want to die in less than a month, in which case you’re spending your final month well if you find yourself reading The Daily Clot.
Imagining this tragic scenario conjures the most vivid daydreams.
Personally, if I found out I had one month to live, I wouldn’t tell anybody. I’d go on, living my life the way I am right now, and nobody would know except my doctor and myself.
I like to lift people up, not bring people down, so I don’t think I’ll be one to make a big “to-do” when it comes to death. You die, you die. It’s really not a big deal when you really think about it, so why upset everyone around me?
Everybody who’s ever lived has died or will die eventually. I think the best way to live life is to acknowledge and embrace that death is inevitable and to act accordingly.
For me, the only thing that matters is leaving behind my legacy. As of right now, my legacy is Bloodclot Films. If I were to pass on, my shares of Bloodclot Films would go directly to my firstborn son. Because he doesn’t exist, all shares would go to my 2-year old nephew.
The board would be in uproar at the fact that my 2-year old nephew would be the majority shareholder and acting CEO, but they’d have no choice. Retaining the majority of the board seats myself, I always have a team of proxies on standby to vote through my legacy in the event of my untimely passing.
If I were to die, Bloodclot Films’ majority-shareholder would become a toddler. Isn’t that wild?
Obviously, being 2 years old, he wouldn’t be able to articulate his decision-making very precisely, so my Co-Founder, Stephen, would be his right-hand man, essentially pulling the strings himself, but lacking any actual title-change.
Yeah, I think people tend to dream a bit too large when it comes to imagining what they’d do with a month to live. I’d definitely stop going to class, but I’d read more and work harder than I ever have before.
I’d give up sleep entirely, which wouldn’t be a big transition from how I live now.
I’d just do what I like to do. Work hard and laugh harder.
Until next time,
Michael J. Erickson, CEO & Co-Founder
