Legacy ...now.

Dear Friends,
You are never too old or too young to reflect on your legacy. Whether you’re making a life-changing decision or stuck in a funk, framing your next step is crucial.

One way to reflect is to think about your future, is to go there. I’m not talking about time travel, I’m referring to writing your final chapter, epitaph, or obituary because the biggest lie we tell ourselves, is that death happens to someone else or is a long time away. I am a firm believer that the answers to any issue lie within us.

Here are some suggestions about 

• A quiet environment
• Pen, pencil or paper
• Time

Here are some things to think about:

• Consider your audience.
• Consider who you want to be towards the end of your life.
• What have you achieved? Are you proud of them?
• What is your biggest regret?
• What would you change?
• Finally, what would you tell yourself at your age?

These

Jeff Bezos - Regret Minimization Framework


How to make those big decisions: project yourself to age 80. Will you regret the result of the decision at hand? If you fail, will you regret it?

Sook-Yin Lee’s DNTO Podcast: What does your legacy say about you? 

Whether we like it or not, we’ll all be remembered for something. So DNTO is taking a look back and asking: what does your legacy say about you?

Lakshmi Pratury TED Talk: The Lost Art of Letter Writing

Lakshmi Pratury remembers the lost art of letter-writing and shares a series of notes her father wrote to her before he died. Her short, but heartfelt talk may inspire you to set pen to paper, too.

 After finishing your piece, stop. Pause. Try writing it from the perspective from your loved ones. What would they say about you?  Would you be friends with yourself?

Finally, something I always remind myself that our perception directly shapes your reality. Your words, actions and how you treat yourself directly affects your life trajectory.

And that’s the end of my first post.

Hope you enjoyed it,
M