The Legacy Drawing Board

As you author the story of your life and legacy, pause to take inventory of the rich stories have gifted you.  Organize them into anthologies that you can draw upon to advance your story.  Share your library of anthologies with others to keep the memories and legacies of others alive.  

"Get out of your comfort zone."  What is next?  Without design, this advice is not helpful.  "Comfort" is the coming together to strengthen.  It is not the avoidance of challenges or absences of hardships.  Understand and appreciate your strengths and expand them.  Grow your comfort zone and watch your legacy develop.  

Pati Rader shares her legacy building experiences after the unexpected death of her husband Ken.  Her blog A Widow's Journey tells her story and encourages others to tell theirs.  There are times when legacy building requires rebuilding of a life.  

As you build your legacy, have you elevated your knowledge into understanding?  And, has your understanding matured into wisdom?  Wisdom, like a legacy, is not limited to the winter of life.  We can harvest its benefits throughout our years if we actively seek it.  Wisdom is discerning and separates peace from regret.  

A mentor is different from a leader, teacher, advisor, or counselor.  The mentor/mentee relationship is covenantal and familial in nature.  Listen to embed mentorship into your legacy design and make an impact for generations.    

Entrepreneur Sabrina Berhane shares her story of building a welcoming space for her community in the form of a coffee shop.  Hear her insights about facing challenges and making commitments to your dreams and to the dreams of others.   

Imagine pitching your story and legacy as a situation comedy.  Listen to use this exercise to improve storytelling and to bring design into your purpose.  

As we enter different seasons of life, have we designed a second spring for our winter years?  This episodes discusses how to plant seeds for personal growth throughout the seasons of life to yield a bountiful legacy.  

Is your decision to marry or not based on design or default?  Have you established your vision, mission, and purpose before making this decision?  In this episode, I discuss how design brings clarity to this decision.  

I interview Dr. Ron Chambers, a leading authority on human trafficking and how we can train future physicians to recognize and to combat this evil.