Justin-You nailed it! When we pour our wisdom and expertise into others, the impact goes on for generations. While I practiced medicine, the impact of patient’s health recovery was immeasurable. When you change a life your legacy makes the world better for us all.
Great article. And one of many reasons why raising children is and always has been so vital to the vast majority of humans who have ever lived. This is the most obvious and natural way to do this. Amusingly, it's also one of the most overlooked in modern society as people chase everything else.
I loved the restaurant story @Justin Welsh. You make an important point. You got me thinking about the importance of building a movement (through people) rather than defensive brand strategies.
Genuine impact vs pure defensive strategies aimed at protecting one's brand (which paradoxically enough actually denigrates the brand over time).
It comes down to focusing on building a movement and reinventing yourself to keep driving lasting change by repeatedly transforming people (and ourselves) via that movement.
Steve Jobs reinvented at least 5 industries because he was obsessed with genuine change (not just brand protection) and as a result he's built one of the most powerful brands if not THE most powerful brand in the world which still remains at the forefront of our minds despite his demise so many years ago.
As always your article inspired deep thought. Thanks for helping me challenge and question things as always.
"The professors who guard their research versus the ones who teach their students to actually think." - Critical thinking being what is being lost the most in this automated world we've become.
The most vibrant examples of this topic on the culinary front are chef's like Ferran Adria' and Marco Pierre White that created cult followings and legacy just being super committed to their own chops - directly impacting the development of others that became new versions of themselves by simply being themselves, unapologetically.
Their very existence being the inspiration they provide others to take it even further than even they imagined - seemingly without even trying, just remaining within their own process, and results being the by-product or in this case, their "legacy"....
The legacy I've been working on (I think unconsciously) is not about me at at all. It's about the new perceptions about living well, the ah ha momnents, the meaningful purpose, that people experience after seeing life as it's lived in small villages in the south of Italy. They return home sharing their experience with others which I can only hope gets passed on.
So true! In my free time, I have a side project in which my mission is to "equip Christian parents with Bible-based tools that help them raise more wise, godly, and legacy-minded kids in a digital age." But the bulk of my support doesn't center around equipping parents with lectures, device restriction, etc. Instead, it mostly centers around helping the parent learn how to be more intentional and purposeful with offsetting their ever-decreasing time with the pouring in of impactful investments into their child. Bottom line, within the context of parenting, I don't view my legacy as how my children will remember me. Instead, I view it as my living mission to positively impact and influence them in a manner that they live out themselves -- and then pass down an even better version to their own future generations.
I can relate to this topic! Last year I created a certification program so I could start passing on my knowledge to other coaches in my niche (podcasting). Now I can see them out there HELPING so many people and I love it when they report back to me with a client success story.
I feel like one of those NFL coaches that has a "coaching tree" of successful coaches that have been assistants. I celebrate their victories as much as I celebrate my own!
Justin-You nailed it! When we pour our wisdom and expertise into others, the impact goes on for generations. While I practiced medicine, the impact of patient’s health recovery was immeasurable. When you change a life your legacy makes the world better for us all.
Great article. And one of many reasons why raising children is and always has been so vital to the vast majority of humans who have ever lived. This is the most obvious and natural way to do this. Amusingly, it's also one of the most overlooked in modern society as people chase everything else.
I loved the restaurant story @Justin Welsh. You make an important point. You got me thinking about the importance of building a movement (through people) rather than defensive brand strategies.
Genuine impact vs pure defensive strategies aimed at protecting one's brand (which paradoxically enough actually denigrates the brand over time).
It comes down to focusing on building a movement and reinventing yourself to keep driving lasting change by repeatedly transforming people (and ourselves) via that movement.
Steve Jobs reinvented at least 5 industries because he was obsessed with genuine change (not just brand protection) and as a result he's built one of the most powerful brands if not THE most powerful brand in the world which still remains at the forefront of our minds despite his demise so many years ago.
As always your article inspired deep thought. Thanks for helping me challenge and question things as always.
"The professors who guard their research versus the ones who teach their students to actually think." - Critical thinking being what is being lost the most in this automated world we've become.
The most vibrant examples of this topic on the culinary front are chef's like Ferran Adria' and Marco Pierre White that created cult followings and legacy just being super committed to their own chops - directly impacting the development of others that became new versions of themselves by simply being themselves, unapologetically.
Their very existence being the inspiration they provide others to take it even further than even they imagined - seemingly without even trying, just remaining within their own process, and results being the by-product or in this case, their "legacy"....
The legacy I've been working on (I think unconsciously) is not about me at at all. It's about the new perceptions about living well, the ah ha momnents, the meaningful purpose, that people experience after seeing life as it's lived in small villages in the south of Italy. They return home sharing their experience with others which I can only hope gets passed on.
So true! In my free time, I have a side project in which my mission is to "equip Christian parents with Bible-based tools that help them raise more wise, godly, and legacy-minded kids in a digital age." But the bulk of my support doesn't center around equipping parents with lectures, device restriction, etc. Instead, it mostly centers around helping the parent learn how to be more intentional and purposeful with offsetting their ever-decreasing time with the pouring in of impactful investments into their child. Bottom line, within the context of parenting, I don't view my legacy as how my children will remember me. Instead, I view it as my living mission to positively impact and influence them in a manner that they live out themselves -- and then pass down an even better version to their own future generations.
When you pour yourself into developing others, you become immortal in a way that no amount of self-promotion can ever match.
THAT!! Great article 👏
I can relate to this topic! Last year I created a certification program so I could start passing on my knowledge to other coaches in my niche (podcasting). Now I can see them out there HELPING so many people and I love it when they report back to me with a client success story.
I feel like one of those NFL coaches that has a "coaching tree" of successful coaches that have been assistants. I celebrate their victories as much as I celebrate my own!
Spot on, Justin.
The leaders I respect most didn’t obsess over being remembered.
They built people who carried their ideas further than they ever could alone.
more creation, less consumption!
Great stuff. I love how you used the word “immortal.” Sending cheer- 💌