I had the pleasure to work for many years on a project that was to immortialize a man that passed on 9/11. He wasn't a superhero...just a regular fellow who like many others who went to work on that faithful day and in one instant was snatched from his family and friends far too soon. In the wake of his untimely death, many talked about his life and his "legacy". No, he didn't cure cancer, he was a stockbroker. He had a funny way of connecting friends with laughter and human interaction. He was a kind soul. It made me wonder....what will be our own legacies once we leave this planet? How we will be remembered? We will be remembered for a killer presentation or sale or logo? For a goal at a hockey game? or....for how we touched a life in some small way? Our connection with others is truly our best legacy. What this man was remembered for wasn't his best day on Wall Street or his ability do a keg stand, no, it was his gift to touch others with a smile, a kind word and leave their lives richer than they were before he entered. Our legacy should be that we made a difference to others on this planet. It's not a grand gesture that gets us a plaque or a notation in the funny pages, it's just being connected, being in the room to give that support to others and enter communities where our human interactions can make a difference.
It's these connections that create legacies that leaves marks of our existance here for generations to come. How do you want your legacy to read?
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