What Is Your Legacy? And Are You BUilding It Today?

"One day, you'll be just a memory for some people. Do your best to be a good one." Unknown

 Think for a moment about all of the people that you come across on a daily basis, whether this be family, co-workers, customers, people you accidently bump into, people you hold a door open for, the people at the drive-through, or the people at the front desk of your office building, and see, with all of these people, every single one of them, we have an opportunity, and that is to impact them with the legacy that we are wanting to leave.

 Now, I think that when people think of leaving their legacy, they think that it is what they did with their career, it is the tremendous change that they brought about to the world, they think that it is this extraordinary feat that, at the moment is unattainable, but what they don't see is that you, my friend, can start building that legacy now. See, those people that I was talking about, the ones that you come in daily contact with or even the ones that you are most likely never going to see again in your life, you can leave an impact on their lives.

 Now, with family, co-workers, and others who we see practically daily, these people see our lives unfold and they know what we are working towards and for, they are already a part of seeing this legacy that we are trying to build come to pass, so we have to make sure that we are giving them the right idea of what it is that we are trying to leave behind, but with these strangers that you are most likely going to meet only once, you are just going to be a memory for them. They don't see you every day and they may never see you ever again, but you, my friend, have the opportunity to impact them with the legacy that you are building right now. 

 But how do we do this? How do we get these people to remember us when we have only just brushed into them on the street? Well you see, that is up to you to decide, but I want you to begin to try today to do your absolute best to be a great memory for all of those that you come across. Now whether this involves giving them a kind word, a helping hand, or even a smile if you can tell that that they need it, this is how you begin to build the legacy and the memories that people are going to remember you for.

 So today, go out, and begin to build the legacy of your life, making sure that the memory people have of you is a good one.