Picture this. Let me warn you now that it’s not a pleasant picture but it’s one that we will inevitably all face one day…
The time has come where you have passed on and it’s your funeral. It’s now the time where loved ones and those whose lives you’ve influences share some last words about you…think, what do you want them to say? This ladies (and maybe gentlemen) is your legacy. It is the impact of your contributions to this world; it’s how those contributions have influenced lives, it’s essentially who and what you’ll be remembered for and what you are passing down to future generations.
When I tell people that their lives are not their own, their lives are to influence, help and serve others according to their purpose, a light bulb goes off. If I told you that you have the choice to influence hundreds, thousands and millions of people’s lives when you make the conscious decision to live in purpose, would you not accept the call? Unfortunately, too many of us have allowed our fears, shames, doubt and insecurities to stop us from living our desired lives. However, when you do that there is a little girl or boy, or a future patient or neighbor who misses out on the opportunity to be positively influenced by you.
The truth is that each of us has a divine purpose to use our gift, talents and abilities to help serve a human need. When you begin to do that, you begin the journey of building and embracing your legacy intentionally. All great legacies are in accordance to that person using what they were good at to fulfill a need despite the odds along the way…think Steve Jobs or Martin Luther King Jr. You do not have to create a groundbreaking device or March on Washington to have a legacy. The teacher, nurse, designer, attorney, record executive also have their own legacies.
We each have the power to create the lives that we want, according to the legacy we want to leave. This is the very core of our mission which is why we created the Your Legacy section. This section is dedicated to all things to inspire, ignite, influence, impact your legacy in a transformative way.
Check it out and remember that the journey of 1000 miles begins with that 1 step!