The Legacy Drawing Board

S3E39: Failings and failure

Have you designed how you will move forward when you fail?  We will all experience failing, but that does not equate to failure.  Listen to gain encouragement when faced with trials and tribulations and learn to see failings as an opportunity for growth.  

S3E28: Stage lighting design

The lighting designer is responsible for coordinating light sources to help the director and actors tell the intended story on the stage.  Lighting propels performance from an idea into an inspired function.  As you get ready to take the stage to tell your story, have you positioned your light in such a fashion to tell a story that the audience can clearly see?  Listen to conduct a self-examination of how you are presenting your story and your light.  

S3E37: The legacy of the immigrant experience

Your message is your legacy.  If you are an immigrant, how do you design and build your legacy from two worlds, two languages?  Or do you have two legacies?  Listen as I share my experience as an immigrant and how this experience has shaped my legacy.  

S3E36: Is your word your bond?

Are your thoughts, words, and deeds aligned to form positive bonds with others?  Is your word your bond?  Are you weaving honesty in the tapestry of your legacy?  Honesty is a virtue, but it is also a decision by design.  Listen to self-examine the priority of honesty and keeping promises in your legacy design and building.    

Children leaving home from a grandfather's perspective

I revisit S1E32 when I talked about adult children leaving home as in inflection point in the legacies of the children and the parents.  This time, I bring my perspective as a grandparent on this powerful moment and how to prepare for it from both sides.  

S3E34: Dying with zero

There is a growing trend among Baby Boomers to leave no financial inheritance to their children.  The concept of "dying with zero" is increasing, partly due to the rising cost of living and to Bill Perkins' book that promotes the concept that spending your money now will yield greater happiness.  How you spend your money tells a story.  Have you given thought to how to tell a more meaningful story with frontloading with your use of money?  

S3E33: Jeremy Horne interview

Jeremy Horne is the CEO of Storypedia and has a passion for encouraging people to interview their family members, especially the ones from earlier generations.  In this episode, we discuss the value and importance of storytelling and building connections with our loved ones and with people we have just met.  

S3E32: Understanding angles in decision-making

Angles play an important part in the game of baseball.  How you round the bases and position yourself to throw depends on the angle of your feet, shoulders, and head.  Life is a series of decisions.  To make better decisions, it is vital that you understand the angles of the situation before you and that you have prepared for this opportunity.