Legacy isn’t what you build; it’s what you become.
What if your next level of growth isn’t about more – but deeper? What if you had all the training, success, and influence you needed, but now needed only the chance to become the person you want to be? What if you could put on the title, the job skills, the expertise when needed, but you were also capable of jumping into curiosity, adventure, passion, and experiences out of the norm for you?
Think about this: midlife mastery brings a new calling; impact without exhaustion, influence without effort, and diverse styles without loss to either. We are so conditioned to think of” mid-life crises.” What if that period isn’t a crisis at all but a call to come back to you that may have gotten lost along the way? A you that will show up the same yet so very different because of the transformations that have taken place, the wisdom, growth, and experiences that have transformed you.
Mid-life rather than old-age (whatever that means.) is also a period where we start thinking about legacy. What legacy am I going to leave? Too many parents think of legacy as financial wealth. They give up life-changing experiences to leave a financial gift for the child in the future. What if instead the parents taught their children to continuously become, to continuously reinvent themselves to a far more expanded, alive, and vibrant person with a lifestyle that evolves as well?
What if the legacy you leave is a call to life? To live life more fully becoming more and more of who you are meant to be? Not for one moment does that mean exploring campgrounds around the world, unless that brings you great joy. What if it could mean staying in your business, while living your life’s purpose, the reason you are here with passion, vibrancy, and joy? It is possible to start a business or a dream from a place of logic, financial ambition, and clarity of focus and over-time come to see that all those were terrific planning tools and yet now if you could do anything in the world you realize that this is what you would choose. You intuitively started what you were meant to be doing and only over time did you realize you were exactly where you were meant to be.
For some, thinking of leaving a legacy, of calling others to become who they are meant to be, means that you must first explore and discover that for yourself. You must have permission from yourself to try different options, different experiences, not meandering into them but consciously choosing exploration of where you most belong and who you are called to become. That’s not irresponsible, it’s holy and it creates so much emotional intelligence as you learn so much about yourself.
Freedom comes from aligning purpose with pleasure and presence. What a legacy to leave…
Reflection Prompt: “If I removed obligation, what would my purpose feel like?”
If you are a leader ready to live the legacy you came to create and need support getting there, reach out today. It’s only a decision away.
