The Importance of Leaving a Legacy

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Here at the-Coaching Blog-run by Gerard O’Donovan, our aim is to constantly bring value to those seeking to improve their lives. Therefore we have a policy of publishing articles and materials by guest authors whom we value and appreciate. Today’s guest author is Jim Rohn.
Why is leaving a legacy important? Here are a few reasons:
The legacy we leave is part of ongoing foundations of life. We live in a world left by those who came before us. And those who will come after us will have only what we leave them. We are stewards of this world, and we have a calling to leave it better than how we found it, even if it seems like a small contribution.

Legacies have raw power for good and for bad. There are people who have changed the world for good, people who have opened up new worlds for millions of others, people who have spurred others onto new heights. And there are people who have caused massive destruction for countless millions, people who left a wake of pain behind them wherever they went.
What we do affects others. Our lives have the power to create good or purvey evil. It is important that we choose to do good.
It is an act of responsibility to leave a legacy. All good men and women must take responsibility to create legacies that will take the next generation to a level we could only imagine. I truly believe that part of what makes us good and honorable people is to have a foundational part of our lives based on the goal of leaving a legacy.
To build that which will last beyond us is selfless, and living with that in mind breaks the power of selfishness that tries so desperately to engrain itself in our lives.
Legacy building keeps us focused on the long-term and gives us values that we can judge our actions by. When we are acting based on selfishness, personal expediency and the like, we are “small picture.” When we are building a life that will give for many years, we are “big picture.” Ask yourself, How does this action affect my overall goals? How will this affect people in the years to come?
Yes, your legacy is very important. Take this last month to reflect on how you are going to use the lessons, information and skills from the first 11 months of this year to build a life that leaves a tremendous legacy.
Credit Source:
Jim Rohn
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