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Special Note: This week both Jim Rohn and Chris Widener
share on the important topic of Leaving a Legacy, which is very
appropriate as we conclude our Memorial Day Weekend here in the
US. Leaving a Legacy cries with vision, purpose and hope. Jim
and Chris both try to tackle this all important subject not only
with vision, but also from a very practical standpoint. As Jim
states:
"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. There are parents
who have blessed their children with greatness and other parents
who have ruined their children's fragile minds and hearts. 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."
Thanks and Enjoy Today's Edition!
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"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present." Jim Rohn
Today's issue includes:
1. Article - The Importance of Leaving a Legacy by Jim Rohn
2. Vitamins for the Mind - Enterprise by Jim Rohn
3. Locking in Your Legacy by Chris Widener
4. 12 Pillars of Success - One New You!
5. See Jim Rohn "Live"
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31, 2005
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1. The Importance of Leaving a Legacy by Jim Rohn
(Excerpted from Month 12, Week One of the Jim Rohn One-Year
Success Plan)
There are four areas concerning Leaving a Legacy that I
consider to be fundamental; a Life Well-Lived, Principles to
Live By, The Importance of a Spiritual Legacy and an Impact
Legacy and a Financial Legacy. Today I would like to share
on a Life Well-Lived.
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 also am more aware
than ever that there is much less time left than before.
Being aware of this has made me even more clear on my goal
of living well and teaching others to do the same. Our
One-Year Plan of Success is designed to help others achieve
all of their dreams and is part of one of the legacies I
want to leave behind.
Leaving a legacy for others to follow is part of what drives
me. I followed others who had gone 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
For those of us in America (For our international readers,
take a moment to reflect on those leaders who helped form
the foundations of your country):
The founding fathers of the U.S., who had a dream of a place
of self-determination
Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves
FDR, who saw us through the great depression
The many men and woman who defended our liberties through
the wars of the 20th century so we could live in freedom
JFK, who called us to space exploration 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 as well. These are the
people who we knew, who we lived with, and who shaped us
deeply, for good and for bad in some cases.
You see, a legacy can be anywhere on the continuum, from
very bad to very good. It all depends on how we live our
lives.
How we live our lives is critically important. This month
Chris and I want to challenge you to take a look at how you
live. We want to challenge you to think deeply about the
major areas of your life where you can and should leave a
lasting legacy.
Why is leaving a legacy important? Here are a few reasons:
The legacy we leave is part of the ongoing foundations of
life. Those who came before leave us the world we live in.
Those who will come after will have only what we leave them.
We are stewards of this world, and we have a calling on our
lives to leave it better than how we found it, even if it
seems like such a small part.
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.
There are parents who have blessed their children with
greatness and other parents who have ruined their children's
fragile minds and hearts. 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. Because of
the power of our lives and the legacies we leave, it is a
great responsibility to choose to leave a positive 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.
Purposefully leaving a legacy for others breaks the downward
pull of selfishness that can be inherent in us. When we
strive to leave a legacy, we are acting with a selflessness
that can only be good for us. Yes, I suppose someone could
work hard to earn money so that when he or she dies, a
building is named after them, but that is not the kind of
legacy we are talking about. We are talking about legacies
that make life better for those who come after us, not about
our own fame or recognition, but about helping others. After
all, we won't be around to watch our 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.
It also keeps us focused on the big picture. Legacy building
is "big picture." It 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"--whatever is pragmatic right
now. 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 eleven months to build a life that
leaves a tremendous legacy!
Next, Chris is going to talk about "Locking in Your Legacy."
Until next time, let's do something remarkable!
Jim Rohn
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Success Plan go to
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2. Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn
Enterprise by Jim Rohn
Human beings have the remarkable ability to turn nothing
into something. They can turn weeds into gardens and pennies
into fortunes.
Enterprise is better than ease.
Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it
better than you found it.
Enterprise is the hope of our future.
Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living;
profits make you a fortune.
We all know a variety of ways to make a living. What's even
more fascinating is figuring out ways to make a fortune.
Kids ought to have two bicycles, one to ride and one to
rent.
Vitamins for the Mind is a weekly sampling of original quotes, on a specific topic, taken from The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn (TTOQ). TTOQ, a beautiful, burgundy hardbound book with gold foil lettering, is a collection of over 365 quotes on 60 topics gathered from Jim's personal journals, seminars and books spanning over 39 years. To order the TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Excerpts from TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Brian Tracy, please go to http://monthly.jimrohn.com
3. Locking in Your Legacy by Chris Widener
(Excerpted from Month 12, Week One of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan)
Today I want to talk with you about locking in your legacy.
If you are going to leave a legacy that impacts people,
there is something that you are going to have to come to
grips with:
You are going to die.
What? What kind of motivational tool is that, Chris? Real
inspiring!
Actually, it is. Our mortality may perhaps be the ultimate
inspiration and motivation! If we lived on this earth
eternally, we could be procrastinators extraordinaire! We
would never have to get anything done because there would
always be tomorrow. But alas, we pass on and all we leave
are the memories and the lives of others we affected while
we were here. Sounds gloomy? In actuality, it is exciting!
You see, this gives us purpose - and a deadline (pun
intended).
We can choose how we will live on in the hearts and memories
of others. We do this by purposing to live NOW in a way that
makes change happen not only within us but also those around
us.
What kind of legacy will you leave? How will your family and
friends remember you? How will you leave your descendants in
the following areas? Give some thought to them and make some
changes. In doing so, you will begin to lock in your legacy.
Below are some areas that Jim and I are going to cover in
detail in the final three weeks. These topics are extremely
important - maybe all-important. My intention in the
following is to cause you to think - really think - about
how you can leave a legacy, and to whet your appetite for
the how-to's coming in the next few weeks.
Emotionally:
Have you ever stepped back and asked yourself how you treat
other people and how that affects them emotionally? I have
four children. I am acutely aware that they are being shaped
emotionally by how I treat them and teach them how to deal
with the world. I am especially aware of this from my own
background. I can directly trace my emotional shortcomings
to the emotional coolness I felt from my own family. Are you
raising emotionally healthy kids who are both independent as
well as interdependent? Are you helping your spouse to grow
emotionally? Give this some serious thought.
Spiritually:
In my mind, the "God" question is the most important. You
know, I often hear people say that they are just going to
let their kids "figure it out on their own." These same
people will show them how to shoot a basketball, trade
stocks, and build a tree house, all simply temporal issues,
but then leave the answers to the most important question up
in the air! Now I am not advocating cramming anything down
their throats, just taking the time to help them find their
way. Are you helping and encouraging those around you to
find their spiritual life? Are you living an authentic
spiritual life that will be your legacy? Give some serious
thought to this.
Physically:
Now I know what you are thinking: I can't change my genes.
We got what we got and we have to live with it. To a certain
extent this is true. I am 5'11 for the rest of my life. I
will never be 6 foot, and neither will my kids. What I am
talking about though, is to be examples of taking our
physical health seriously. The statistics prove that
whatever bad habits you have, your kids are likely to do
them as well. Why? Because you are their example. This is
why I work to stay physically fit. I work out. I lift
weights. I eat right (most of the time - I am a sucker for
Breyer's Vanilla Bean Ice Cream). I don't smoke. I want to
leave a legacy of good health for my kids. True, they can
still go astray, but I will do my best to give them a good
example to follow. Give this some serious thought.
Financially:
There are two primary ways you can leave a financial legacy.
First, teach your loved ones about how to handle money (some
of you may need to learn yourself first). There are just so
many good books on the subject that there is no reason for
not knowing how to handle money. "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" is a
good book to start with, or perhaps "The Millionaire Next
Door." These will teach you the basics. Secondly, you can
leave an inheritance. Now let me be clear on this. This does
not have to be after you die. In fact, the more you have,
the more I believe you ought to give away while you are
alive. Let's face it, the older you get, the less need you
have for money once the basics are taken care of. It always
cracks me up that by the time you can afford a big house,
your kids are gone and you don't need one! Turn the money
over early so you can watch the joy of your loved ones
spending, investing and giving it! This is of course
predicated upon the assumption that you have first taught
them how to handle it. If you have, then you should give it
away while you're alive so you can enjoy seeing your legacy
in action! Give your financial inheritance some serious
thought.
Relationally:
What kind of legacy will you leave in regard to how you
interact relationally with people you know? When people look
at how you interact with others, will they be better off if
they develop the same relational habits? Will your legacy be
one of love, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness,
and forgiveness? Give the idea of influencing others
relationally some serious thought.
Intellectually:
I don't know about you, but I want to challenge people to
deeper intellectual thought. In a day and age of "People
Magazine" mentalities, we need people who will challenge us
to think deeper. Are you doing anything that will challenge
your sphere of influence to intellectual gains? Will those
left after you are gone say that you made them think in ways
they hadn't before? That you challenged them to be smarter?
Give this issue some serious thought.
Functionally:
Functionally? Yep. It's a catchall word. It is how you
function. How will those you influence actually function?
This is to a great degree how you function. Are you well
rounded? Are you balanced? Do you keep the main things the
main things? Is your life functioning well? Make it your
goal to live a balanced, functional life so you can leave a
legacy of such. Give your life function some serious
thought.
I ended each paragraph with a challenge to think seriously
about each. These aren't issues we will solve immediately.
They take a lifetime to build and they will ebb and flow.
But as you diligently pursue staying on top of them, you
will be locking in that legacy you desire to leave behind!
Have a great week!
Chris Widener
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