The 2nd last line of this month’s featured article will really grab your attention “Ultimately, your legacy is all you’ve got.”
This statement is so true.
Imagine being part of a real life workshop exercise that asks you to imagine being at the end of your life and your son or daughter, a close friend or one of your staff is delivering your eulogy. What would you want them to say? And, what would they really say?
…“Imagine being at the end of your life and your son or daughter, a close friend or one of your staff is delivering your eulogy.”
Speaking from having been involved in a workshop like this, I will share it is a humbling and frightening position to be in as you scramble to gather all the fragments of one thing or more that you deeply hold to be matters of lasting importance.
Leaders need to fully aware of their intended and perceived impact on others. We can’t expect others to automatically appreciate what we represent and we are doing. We can only hope through our consistent behaviour and action that others will understand that it was our core values and principles that were at work to create a better home, community, workplace or planet.
What leader is your role model? What did they leave behind for you? How did they shape your household or community?
As you think about your intended impact – your legacy, consider the story of Albert Nobel that is shared in this month’s article.
Recommended Reading:
- Harvard Business Review – “To Build Your Legacy, Think About Your Predecessors”
- The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom