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LEAVING A What will yours be?
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ften, I go to presentations or conferences where there is a fantastic speaker whose take on a matter really resonates with me and can leave a long-lasting impression. I think about the journey of this individual’s life and what they may have seen or done to have the mindsets that they do. And, not being one for public speaking, I generally have a lot of admiration anyone who is brave enough to get up on a stage and remain so calm that they can articulate an idea with such eloquence. My aspirations to leave a legacy don’t quite extend to being a great orator – by this point in my life, I know where my talents lie and while it is possible that with years of practice I might one day be able to deliver a great speech to a live audience, it is more important to me knowing that the people I come into contact
with on a daily basis are inspired, uplifted and feel more positive as a result of me having been present in their day.
DRIVING CHANGE We are living in a time where the hustle is real and everyone is clamouring for their piece of the pie. This is a mentality that seems to permeate throughout society and at all levels of business. It has become a system of dog eat dog and, worse than this, it has become an accepted form of survival. Nowhere is this more evident than in places like our roads, where the playing field is levelled; anyone is fair game, and everyone has somewhere they need to get to, often at recklessly mind-numbing speeds. I’ll frame this analogy slightly differently: I was travelling down a road I don’t generally take in peak
traffic, where I had right of way when I was approaching an intersection. There was a queue of cars behind a person trying to get across into my lane but they simply couldn’t with the steady stream of traffic. I came to a gentle stop to let this person in ahead of me when I observed the most incredible thing: the car directly behind me also stopped to let in the next person stuck at the stop street. It may have been that this is what is done to ensure that cars can actually get a space in the traffic but I like to think that this small act of kindness was contagious – that the person behind me saw what I did; it resonated with them and they followed suit. Sometimes in life, we have to yield to others and allow them into our lane in order to allow the world to move forward. Recognising your role in this is what will define your legacy.
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