The Legacy Drawing Board

Aphorisms are the end result of the hard work of distilling truths and principles into a message that is concise and clear.   Your legacy building follows a similar process.  Listen to learn how developing your own aphorisms will enhance your legacy.  

Jubilee marks the time to hallow a year to return to one's land and family.  This period of rest and restoration is needed to reflect on the direction and steps of our lives.  Listen to learn how to incorporate jubilee into your legacy.  

We will cry tears of joy and sorrow.  Tears will mark our celebrations and times of mourning.  How you respond to your own tears and the tears of others will be clear messages of your legacy. 

Burnout is the washing out of the bridge between empathy and compassion.  We can be moved to tears while not moving to help someone stop crying.  A legacy of empathy is nothing compared to a legacy of compassion.  Listen to build and maintain a bridge that tells a story of edification and connection.  

Companies spend a great deal of time and money on building their brand, then protecting it.  They do so because it establishes their identify and personality, which helps distinguish them in markets.  Branding speaks to customers to foster trust and value.  You should take a similar approach in building your legacy.  Listen to strengthen the brand of your legacy.  

How will you respond when matters go awry and you are left to answer for them?  How we prioritize our accountability defines our character and how others define our reputation.  Keep your story and legacy honest by being accountable.  

We strive for success, but do we plan on how to wield the power that comes with it?  If we do not prepare ourselves for success, its arrival will overwhelm us and leave our legacies tattered.  Listen to design a path from success to your intended legacy.  

Building your legacy is important.  Just as important is why you want to share your legacy.  Your legacy becomes long-lasting when its purpose is to elevate and to edify others.  Listen to ensure that your message spans the generations.   

I interview musicians Jonathan Fong and Isaiah Sidouang to discuss their perspectives on the creative process of jazz.  Moreover, I ask these two entrepreneurs how playing jazz has influenced their business pursuits.  

Your children are your children, not your legacy.  Design your parenting to inspire them to tell their own stories while providing support for each stage of their development.