This is just an ego-boost, and the ego does not make us happy in the long term. It is not about pleasure either, as pleasure is momentary and we soon grow tired of it. It too is not really satisfying. It is not about trying everything life has to offer, because that is simply not possible. It is not about being famous or getting into the history books.
Fame is at best a mixed blessing and is utterly empty anyway.
As for history, none of us really matters all that much, especially when you think that there are 7 billion people on the planet. Even the major figures of the past will one day be forgotten. I don't think it is about raising a family either. I think the meaning of life is something that is self-sufficient, something that does not point to, lead to, or prepare for something else. It cannot be a means to anything, but must be an end.