As the founder of LifeBook, I regularly hear the remorseful words, \u2018I wish I had my [\u2026]\u2019s memoirs, but it\u2019s too late.\u2019<\/p>\n
LifeBook talks to thousands of people every year about capturing a loved one\u2019s life story to produce a memoir for future generations. However, one of our biggest frustrations is when someone definitely wants the memoir but wants to \u2018think about it\u2019, and then, for whatever reason, they leave it too long and end up regretting it when either their loved one\u2019s memory has faded or they have passed away and it\u2019s no longer possible.<\/p>\n
On one such occasion, a close friend, Ariel Eckstein, had for over a year been saying to me, \u2018Roy, I really want my father\u2019s autobiography and must get around to commissioning LifeBook to do it for me.\u2019 He eventually placed the order over a year later. It was too late \u2026<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t the price; it was because he had been just \u2018too busy\u2019 to pick up the phone and order it.<\/p>\n
Ariel very kindly and very bravely tells the story of his regret in this short interview to help others avoid making the same mistake. If you want a loved one\u2019s autobiography, just do it.<\/p>\n