RT 23 | Erin Bury: Why End-of-Life Conversations Matter
In today’s show of #REALTALK, Cherry Rose Tan had a wonderful interview with the Co-Founder and CEO of Willful, Erin Bury. She is a marketing and technology expert, who was named one of Marketing Magazine’s Top 30 Under 30.
The interview started with a wonderful journey of Erin and bits of her family background. Erin’s mother became her inspiration in taking the marketing path. With her ultimate dreams, she has a clear picture of what she wants for herself.
Their conversation covered some of their life experiences, including grief, which served as an eye opener for them about the importance of estate planning. End-of-life conversations can be hard to have, but they are key. Erin’s goal is to educate people about the importance of having estate planning. When preparing a will, people should be ready for the unexpected.
Talking about leaving loved ones behind is an emotional topic for some people. Making your family understand the importance of estate planning is a really good place to start.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The importance of having a clear vision of yourself
Willful’s mission
How to start planning your will and why is it important?
The awareness about estate planning
QUOTES
“Even if we are open to planning, we're not planning in such a way that the burden is reduced from our family, we're doing the bare minimum, or we're creating things and then letting them collect dust instead of keeping them up to date.”
“This is not just important for us, it's also important for us in the context of making sure that our relatives have their stuff together.”
“They're not made in tandem with a spouse, and you can absolutely take care of that, you're going to be the one that has to bear the burden if your spouse does not complete those documents, but don't let it stop you from getting this stuff done because you are the only one who's kind of in charge of your own planning.”
“What terrifies me about my own passing is very different from what terrifies me about other people's passing.”
“Life will go on for the people around you.”
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