What is Your Legacy?
The last few posts have a bit of a theme. I have been thinking about the Cluetrain Manifesto and the books impact on our current Social Media thinking.
I asked if the authors authority had diminished, due to so many people having not heard of the book.
Most people agree that this legacy will live on. The proof I guess is that we are still talking about it.
What is your legacy? What are you leaving to future generations?
Are you working for profit today or something longer lasting?
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Posted on April 04th, 2008 by Chris Garrett in Business
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Legacy…that is a hard one. Today with so many people that have such easy access to the internet and all that encompanses, it is hard to stand out enough to leave a legacy, at least electronically.
My thought is that if you leave a legacy it is only by helping other people. Your name will probably get lost along the way but I’m not sure that really matters. We all build on each other. Hopefully for the best.
Chris, my vision (ahem) for my blogging efforts today is to affect the world for good 50 years from now and beyond. I really believe I can do that with these simple online tools, and that’s how I approach my daily work with them.
Money is fleeting. Influence does not have to be.
Once on the streets of Peru, a man passed me whistling something Beethoven had written long before our grandparents were born, half a world away.
Now that’s the power of composing something truly great.
And that’s why I love the “authority blogging” theme - it’s all about publishing for enduring quality rather than passing fame.
Great questions! You really gave me something good to think about : ] I am only twenty one so I have a lot ahead of me. I can consider what kind of legacy I want to leave behind as I make my way in this world! Thanks for sharing!
I don’t know if I have plans for a legacy with the Internet for there’s too many layers out there in cyberspace to leave anything behind.
But off-line, I do have a goal to leave something for future generations.
My legacy so far is that I have effected positively some people for good (helped people sort out their stuff).
I hope my blog - and the membership site I will do - will help lots more people do this.
This will be my legacy.
I am hoping the legacy I leave behind would be millions of successful businesses that were able to grow because of the help I was able to give them. (sounds kinda conceited, I know!)
In addition, I hope to leave a legacy of all of the other stuff… massive charity donations, impact by volunteering in other countries, giving, friendship, family, ect ect.
The best legacy that I can hope for lies with my two children. It would be nice to contribute something else to humanity, even small things, but my kids are clearly the best chance.
Even if the popularity of this book wanes, it’s the universal ideas in the book that will live on. The best books capture these universal ideas.
Me? I find myself drawn to photo journalism that makes a difference. Thought provoking content.
And I know I have made a difference if my kids grow up to be caring people, “global” people. Not self centered jerks.