excerpted from a much longer piece by Jim Rohn who would have been 80 YO this past month. <\/p>\n
Leaving a legacy for others to follow is part of what drives me. I followed others who had gone before me. They left a legacy for me. Now I am making sure that those who come after me will have a trail to follow as well. You see, leaving a legacy is important.<\/p>\n
Think about those who left a legacy for us to follow and for you specifically:<\/p>\n
* Your parents, Your grandparents, Your aunts and uncles, Your coaches
\n * Your neighbors where you grew up, Your schoolteachers.<\/p>\n
For those of us in America;<\/p>\n
* The Founding Fathers of the United States, who had a dream of a place of self-determination, Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves
\n * FDR, who saw us through the Great Depression
\n * The many men and women who defended our liberties through the wars of the 20th century so we could live in freedom
\n * JFK, who called us to space exploration and landing on the moon.<\/p>\n
There are literally thousands of men and women who lived in ways that affect our lives today. And yes, the list goes on from there as well. These are the people who we knew, who we lived with, and who shaped us deeply, for good and for bad in some cases. You see, a legacy can be anywhere on the continuum, from very bad to very good. It all depends on how we live our lives.<\/p>\n
How we live our lives is critically important. I want to challenge you to take a look at how you live\u2014challenge you to think deeply about the major areas of your life where you can and should leave a lasting legacy. –Jim Rohn<\/p>\n
How are you going to live your life today? As an example or a warning?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" excerpted from a much longer piece by Jim Rohn who would have been 80 YO this past month. Leaving a legacy for others to follow is part of what drives me. I followed others who had gone before me. They … Continue reading