Fatherhood GoldSample

Imagine your life ended abruptly right now. What would your legacy be? How would you be remembered? What would the narrative about your life include? A good legacy does not happen overnight. It develops over time. It is an accumulation of a life well lived. The legacy you leave behind will be shaped by the life you live today. Legacy is about living and paying life forward. It is an ongoing high-value decision and commitment to the kind of life you want to live and the impact you want to have on your family, friends, community, and world. It symbolizes your love and gratitude to God, your family, friends, and others who have helped get you to where you are today. Living and leaving a legacy takes effort. You have to work for the legacy you want. It also requires wisdom because you have a choice in the legacy you leave. Legendary coach and author John Wooden said, "There is a choice you have to make in everything you do, so keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make makes you." Whether you realize it or not, you invest in your legacy daily. In the big and small things, and everything in between, you make deposits into your legacy with your actions. Everything you do in life weaves together to create the overall mark you leave on the people who outlive you. Your legacy will have a lasting impact - that's a fact. You must take a long view of life and live today with tomorrow in mind because you may forget what you said, or the things you did, or the way you made your children feel, but they will remember as kids, as adults, and when you are no longer around.