You know, I have had an amazing life. I have traveled the world. I have shared my heart with so many wonderful people. I have been fortunate enough to make a great living and enjoy the fruit of my work. I have met thousands of people who are dedicated to personal development and self-growth. I have made it my life’s pursuit to teach others the philosophies and actions that would help them achieve greatness and personal fulfillment in their own lives. Forty years ago, it felt like it would never end. Today, I still imagine I have many years left, but I am also more acutely aware than ever that there is much less time left than before.
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Leaving a legacy for others to follow is part of what drives me. I followed others who went 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.
Think about those who left a legacy for us to follow and for you specifically:
- Your parents
- Your grandparents
- Your aunts and uncles
- Your schoolteachers
- Your coaches
- Your neighbors where you grew up
- The founding fathers with their dream of a place of self-determination
- Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who saw us through the Great Depression
- The many men and women who defend our liberties so that we can live in freedom and safety
- John F. Kennedy, who called us to explore space and set us on course to have a man walk on the moon
- Martin Luther King Jr., who left us a legacy to pursue the dream of racial equality
There are literally thousands of men and women who lived in a way that affects our lives today. And, yes, the list goes on from there. These are the people we knew, the people we lived with and who shaped us deeply, for better and sometimes for worse.
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