This week, I’m sharing with you several creative and meaningful ways you can leave a legacy. 

Today, I’m talking about how to make a video for your family. Of all the ideas I’ve shared with you this week, this one is my favorite. 

Similar to writing an ethical will or a legacy letter, a video is a different version of basically the same thing. In your legacy video, you share your values, blessings, life's lessons, hopes and dreams for the future, love, and forgiveness with your family. You can take the time to individually share what you love most about each of your family members, and words of encouragement and advice for each of them. 

I don’t know about you, but someone communicating with my after they pass from this world with a special message has a real impact, and is something that your loved ones will likely carry with them for the rest of their lives. When you can cement that through video, it has an even greater impact. 

There is no right or wrong way to do this, and there are plenty of resources online to help you think through what you want to say and how you want to share it. 

Something you’ll definitely want to think through is storage. You’ll want to record and store your message in a way that will last. While there is no best way to store your precious memories, you’ll want to store duplicates of your video in more than one place or in more than one location, where your loved ones will know to look after you pass. Think physical hard drives, or CDs stored in a fire-proof safe or safe deposit box in an external hard drive, CD, or other durable storage method. You can also store things in the cloud, and leave a physical copy and instructions with your estate documents. 

That’s it for today. Thanks for listening. My name is Ashley Micciche and this is the One Minute Retirement Tip. 

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