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ISSN
1943-8133
Volume 2009-07, Issue 1
July 14,
2009
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We
are grateful for our growing group of readers, and especially to those
of you who forward The Legacy Journal to others. It is
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connect with other kindred spirits who want to make the world little
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Greetings,
In
the U.S., we just marked the celebration of our Independence Day, July
4th. Another summer holiday of outdoor fun with family and
friends,
the celebration focuses on the blessed freedoms we enjoy in this
country. We are free to choose on so many levels allowing us
to create
in ways unimaginable to many people around the world. So what
are you
choosing to create? Don’t think of yourself as
creative? You are
creating every waking moment in your life. Thoughts indeed do
become
things. Where will you focus your thoughts and
ideas? Heady stuff –
and very powerful when combined with true heart and spirit.
If
you don’t think of yourself as particularly creative, powerful or
capable – particularly of building a meaningful legacy … if you think
that’s just for political leaders or famous folk … take a minute to
play around with the Global Rich List.
The site demonstrates where your annual income falls on a spectrum from
the richest to the poorest people (financially speaking) on the
planet.
I recently went to the site, and just to see what
would happen, I put in a figure for poverty level annual income in the
United States – which is about $12,000 a year. The
result? The
calculator showed that income as in the TOP 12.88% in the
world. Sure,
sure you have costs to cover – as I’ve long said, it’s not just what
you make but what you keep and how you save, invest and grow
that.
Still, I’m going to guess that your financial situation, coupled with
your other personal attributes, gives you the potential to create a
great legacy in some form – especially when compared with the world at
large.
If you have a college education, a computer and a
cell phone, you are quite likely in the highest wealth category in the
world. To that I say “Bravo! Have even more.” I
believe it is an
abundant universe and your prosperity – achieved with integrity –
provides an example to others of what is possible. But
feeling
abundant ‘enough’ to add to the wealth of the world rather than your
own portfolio is a different matter. It takes defining what
you really
need and want. What makes you feel really “rich” probably
comes down
to being engaged in things that interest you, having strong
relationships and time to enjoy them, and generally feeling happy and
content rather than pulled and stretched.
Have what you
want and feel grateful for that, rather than seeking more for the sake
of more. It is from there that you experience a sense of
wealth that
allows you to contribute to a world that truly needs what you have to
offer. And you are more creative than you may think, in terms of
actually being able to do or build something that makes a
difference.
Need some help and support to do it? That’s readily available
to you,
too.
So when are you going to start, and with what? Be creative!
Cheers,
Dolly
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Generosity
is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you
need.
-- Kahlil Gibran
Creativity
is...seeing something that doesn't exist already. You need to find out
how you can bring it into being and that way be a playmate with God.
-- Michele Shea
I
believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in
friendship and in honest competition. I believe there is something
doing somewhere, for every man ready to do it. I believe I'm ready,
RIGHT NOW.
-- Elbert Hubbard
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Powerful Human Attributes You Can
Build On
We’ve
now covered the following characteristics of great legacies: inspired,
thoughtful, heart-filled, beneficial, touching and
meaningful. We now
venture into three more that tap some powerful human
attributes. We
all possess them and can nurture and develop them – which allows us to
utilize them to bring powerful, positive results to fruition.
GREAT
LEGACIES ARE GENEROUS. A legacy project, no matter what form
it takes,
gives us an opportunity to make a contribution. It’s like
that feeling
of giving the perfect gift to someone. We watch and listen
for what’s
wanted or needed. Then we search for a way to fulfill
that. When we
find “the” gift, the effort of the search morphs into an excitement
about the opportunity – it’s an “oh boy, I found the perfect thing! I
know they’ll love it” experience.
On the legacy scale,
when you discover a need and discover that you can reverse it, correct
it or address it in a way that makes the need disappear or lightens a
burden or improves something in some way, it’s more like “oh boy, I get
to do that!?”
More so than
merely a responsibility to be undertaken or an obligation to be
fulfilled, there is a sense of satisfaction in knowing your efforts
really matter and will change something for the better. Your
exercise
of generosity – giving your time, effort, energy, money,
talent,
skill, knowledge – will make a real difference. It will
produce a
positive end result that really feels good to help bring
about. It is
a labor of love. And seems like a really important thing to
be doing.
GREAT
LEGACIES ARE WISE. A legacy might even be divinely inspired
as most
great things are. In its pursuit, there is definitely a sense
of a
connection to something greater than yourself – something you can
impact, that the investment of your life energy can improve. As your
legacy ideas come into focus, the steps to manifesting the idea start
to reveal themselves to you – first in inklings and intuitions, then
more clearly and tangibly.
Serendipitously, as you give
your idea more mass by speaking or writing about it, other things show
up around you that reinforce its further development.
Synchronistically, key pieces of information appear. People
who know
something about how to act on your new information show up, or connect
you with other people similarly interested in your ideas.
With a
forward moving collective effort, like a building wave, you get the
opportunity to meet and talk with them, and engage them further. The
wisdom of invisible forces join together to add momentum to the mass
you create.
GREAT LEGACIES ARE CREATIVE. As your idea
gathers mass and momentum, you come to understand that your budding
project is truly one of “making something from nothing” and that this
process of creation is within your control. You become the artist,
visioning, speaking or forming something new into living
form. It
moves from the realm of the invisible to the realm of the
visible.
Your legacy original idea, morphed and improved, which once resided
in that 99% of the energetic universe that does not have form, begins
to actually “appear.” First on paper: as a described aim,
concept,
design, goal, intent, vision, objective, fact, figure, or body of
information. Then as other “matter”: a defined mission,
tools, a
process, artifacts, other people, a meeting location, a business plan,
an operational system, results, an apparatus, article, building,
business enterprise, needed commodity, instrument, machine, situation
or other artifact or phenomenon that didn’t exist before.
And
your creation starts working to make this world a better
place. As you
build it and operate it you can begin to see ways to involve others in
helping to keep your creation alive. Together, you can nurture this
creation and help it grow into something sustainable that continues to
deliver its benefits.
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A LIVING LEGACY DESIGNED TO CARRY
FORWARD
Everyone
can contribute something – and with the right planning, what lives on
beyond our lifetimes can simply be an extension of what was joyfully
given during them. Candace “Dacie” Moses provides us with an
example
of just how big even a small gift can grow to be.
Dacie
Moses was a librarian at the Carleton College in Northfield, MN, in the
U.S., where she was awarded an honorary master of arts degree in
1969.
But her real claim to fame, both in the legacy she defined and lived,
as well as what she left for future generations is the Dacie Moses
House. During her life, Dacie invited students to her house
for
freshly baked cookies, Sunday brunches (for up to 50 people), to hold
conversations, watch TV or play the piano, snack from her refrigerator
or call home from her phone.
Valuing the creation of
community around warm chocolate chip cookies and conversation, Dacie
did one more thing before she died in 1983 at the age of 97: in her
will she donated her house to the Carleton Alumni
Association. She
instructed that it be used as it was during her lifetime – available as
a hostel for students and alumni, that the upstairs apartment be
rented, and that the rents received be used to maintain and improve the
property. In a separate trust, she provided funds to pay for
supplies
needed to make sure the freshly baked cookies remain available and to
cover the cost of the Sunday brunches.
Two
students still live there each year, overseeing and caring for the
house, which continues to be a student and alumni gathering
place. Her
own bedroom and private bath are rented out as a hostel to Carleton
visitors. The legacy Dacie lived, lives on to benefit
others. It now
even has its own website, a following
on Facebook, and a video on YouTube that chronicles Dacie
telling her own living legacy story.
The following tribute was written about this legacy:
"Let
it (Dacie's home) become a place of ministry, the rarest kind of
ministry, a ministry not of preaching or persuasion or programming, but
of simple hospitality - for this was the ministry Dacie performed over
all those long and faithful years... In the hospitable space of Dacie's
house we have always been free to be who we are without embarrassment,
inadequacy or shame." (from the Carleton VOICE, Vol. 46, No.
3, p.34,
by Parker J. Palmer, alumni 1961)
From the conviction of her
values, her joy in life and a little bit of property, Dacie Moses
created a lot in her life that she consciously designed as an enduring
legacy.
Doing something similar requires only that you take
stock – of what you value, what brings you joy and what you have to
contribute, develop a structure for it, find and coordinate the
advisors you’ll need to make it happen, and get it going in a way will
live on when you choose to step away. At Creating Legacy, we
help you
put that all in place. From a local community project to a
global
enterprise, the difference is only a matter of scale built on your
unique desires and circumstances. Who would you like to
impact, and
how? I personally take great joy in helping people make that
happen.
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Email
me about someone you know who is living or building a
legacy. We’d love to feature their story. Maybe
it’s you?!
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Some
interesting titles from my library – enjoy!
Your
Money or Your Life, by Joe Dominguez & Vicki
Robin
Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within, by Anthony
Robbins
The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron
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UPCOMING TELEPROGRAM!
The “7
Steps to Creating Your Legacy” program
is coming along – with a planned debut in the fall! Our first
preview
teleconference for invited guests on July 13, 2009, was a great
success. We discussed:
Why
Women Professionals and Business Owners Must Create A
Legacy
Why
must
they? Essentially, because they can.
And for at least three reasons:
- It’s
time that successful women take a bigger lead in making positive change
- If
you’ve had the freedom and education that allows you to serve as a
professional or own a business, you are in a privileged minority of
people with access to the necessary resources, and
- It
may well be the most fulfilling thing you’ve ever done.
Additional
preview calls will be held at the end of July and in August – keep an
eye out for our announcements. We’d love your participation,
too. If
you have questions, please feel free to contact me directly at Dolly@CreatingLegacy.com
CREATING LEGACY KIT
Pick up a copy at www.CreatingLegacy.com
to help you contemplate, define and plan your own personal legacy. This
fr.ee resource includes a downloadable mp3 audio discussing more about
how you, too, can make a positive difference that lasts. It also
includes our Life And
Work After Career
guide - a comprehensive workbook that will give you a holistic view of
your own life and what is important to you. That exercise is a nice
first step in defining what’s important to you, so developing your
legacy can be a part of truly designing your life.
(If you have any difficulty accessing any of our materials, please
contact us via ClientRelations@CreatingLegacy.com)
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Have
you discovered Simple-ology yet?
Developed
by genius Mark Joyner (4 time #1 bestselling author, highly decorated
former U.S. Army intelligence agent, and Internet business pioneer), it
is a, well yes, simple and easy to use 15 minute a day
practice. He
calls Simple-ology 101 “The Simple Science of Getting What You
Want.”
Used by CEO’s, Olympians, Work-At-Home-Moms, Artists, Entrepreneurs and
close to 398,000 others including yours truly, you can access it
through the link above at no charge to you. We are honored to
feature
and recommend all their great products.
A
Short Quiz
Take our Legacy
Story Quiz online, and share your thoughts! We
may use them in a future story.
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 Dolly
M. Garlo, RN, JD, PCC is the founder and president of Thrive!!®
Inc. and
Creating Legacy™. It is a company devoted to empowering business owners
and entrepreneurially minded professionals make their positive impact
in the world – with joy and meaning.
For
30 + years
Dolly has supported clients in many different arenas –
healthcare, law and business. While she’s currently best
known
for her expertise in business development and professional career
transition, her clients, members of Generation G (for generosity!)
share that her biggest impact comes from her philosophy.
That
philosophy is to design your work and create an exceptional life by
making sure that all your actions reflect your personal integrity and
values, greatest level of wellness, highest and best contribution, and
individual sense of abundance – for which you can feel
exceedingly grateful. These, Dolly says, are the keys to true, lasting
satisfaction and happiness from which you can also “make a
positive difference that lasts for generations.”
You
can learn more about Dolly and her programs, presentations and products
at CreatingLegacy.com and AllThrive.com.
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The
Legacy Journal newsletter is written by Dolly M.
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