A Kick in the Attitude: An Energizing Approach to Recharge your Team, Work, and Life

Chapter 20. A Kick In the Attitude Principle #18: What Will Your Legacy Be?

If you want to touch the past ... touch a rock. If you want to touch the present ... touch a rose. If you want to touch the future ... touch a life.

—Unknown

Attitude means nothing—until you put it into action!

What will people remember of you?

What will your legacy be?

If there is one action I know of that restores an eminent energy of hope and enthusiasm into our very existence, it is when we reach out to make a difference. That's the core of what creating a legacy is all about. It involves bringing the greatness of who you are to someone who needs it. Empowering ourselves starts by reaching out to empower others. What we send out really does return to us multiplied. Proverbs 11:25 says, "He who refreshes others, will himself be refreshed."

Sometimes it can be so easy to get discouraged in our efforts to make a difference. But the questions you have to ask yourself are: What will my legacy be? What do I want it to be?

What will others remember of me when I am gone? What actions did I take to make someone's day or life better, or bigger? We will all be remembered for something.

Years ago, I wrote a poem that circulated on the Internet, titled "Butt Prints in the Sand." It got such a good response that I followed it up with my first book, titled Butt Prints in the Sand ... No More. I think when we look back on life, we are going to either see butt prints in the sand or footprints. Take that however you want, but ...