In this guest post, Darren Dake and Anita Brooks, discuss some questions to consider about leaving a legacy on their podcast, Engaging Life and Leadership.
Most of us have heard about the dash on our tombstone. But have you given thought to the shape it’s taking? Are you making a difference while you have time on earth, and preparing the imprint you’re going to leave? If you haven’t up to this point, it’s never too late for a fresh start with fresh faith. Consider the shape of your dash, and how you can intentionally change your impact from birth to death.
What is your dash? Most people struggle with why on earth they exist. Do you know what you are meant to do? And are you doing it?
Reshaping your dash is an intentional evaluation of how you’re living your life, andexploring ways you can make subtle changes to enact huge differences. Who doesn’t want to transform their everyday from mediocrity to meaning?
- All of our lives are shaped by a dash, but not all dashes are shaped the same.
- Your reason for existing is as unique as your DNA and fingerprint.
- Your unique fingerprint exists so you can leave a unique imprint no one else can leave.
- The heartbeat of living is to discover your special talents, and do something with them.
- Every day is a gift offered to help you reshape your dash, and influence the dashes of others.
- Open the presence of adventure.
- Unwrap the gift of serving others.
- Cherish the presence of your relationships.
- Accept the gift of child’s play.
- Identify the people, places, and things impacted by how you live out your dash.
- If you don’t intentionally shape your dash — you may regret the mark it leaves.
- Whether you carry the title or not, you are a leader. Engage with intentional leadership.
- Will you open your gifts, and share them with the world?
Unearth your passions and talents. On podisode #16 of Engaging Life and Leadership, Darren Dake and Anita Brooks talk about the difference you were created to make, and offer practical ways to help you unearth your talents and passions.
You were created on purpose, with purpose, to fulfill a purpose. But are you living your life that way? On their podcast, Darren and Anita explore the questions and how-to’s in a quest most people grapple with.
Considering your regrets. Listen in as Anita and Darren review the five regrets expressed by those nearing death, and talk about preventing them, before it’s too late.
- I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
- I wish I didn’t work so hard.
- I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
- I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
- I wish I had let myself be happier.
Check out these books. Also, don’t forget to check out Anita’s book, First Hired, Last Fired — How to Become Irreplaceable in Any Job Market, and Darren’s book, Unrighteous today.
If you could write a note to your younger self, what would you say?
