What's your legacy? Something to consider...
Published: Mon, 05/12/14
Happy belated Mother's Day...
I took the weekend off to do some fun stuff
with my kids (which is why you haven't heard
from me)...
Yesterday, for Mother's Day we spent some time
with my dad and my step mom. We had breakfast
at breakfast at my favorite breakfast spot, Lucile's...
... and I spent a lot of time thinking about my
mother and the legacy she left when she passed
away when I was only 18.
What's crazy for me every day is the fact that I've
already lived past the age that she was when she
died.
I remember the day like it was yesterday... she was
killed in a car accident and swept away from us in
an instant.
When I posted a picture of her on Facebook
yesterday, tons of people chimed in about their
memories of her, etc. (you can see the post here).
Here's my mom with me (on the back) and my
brother:
What became really apparent to me yesterday
is her legacy.
I realize that I wouldn't be who or where I am
today without my mother's influence.
She was a strong, driven, independent, beautiful,
powerful, successful, happy woman with a TON
of friends and people who adored her.
I watched her be an awesome friend and colleague
to so many people as I grew up around her.
She had a ton of really close friends who she spent
a lot of time with... and she always made the time
and went out of her way to visit people if she was
anywhere near their neck of the woods when she
was traveling for business.
I watched her take on being the main breadwinner
of the family while at the same time mowing the lawn,
taking us on amazing ski trips and vacations all over
the world, coaching our soccer teams, and just being
an awesome mom in every way.
And the list goes on, but what's my point?
What I've learned is how much I've followed in
her footsteps because of the example she set.
And it got me to thinking about the legacy I'll be
leaving for my kids.
I've always been conscious of the example I'm
setting, and I'm passionate about teaching my kids
that they get to live life by their own rules.
I'm passionate about setting an example for my
children that teaches them that they can grow up and
earn as much money as they want doing the things
they love.
I'm passionate about showing them that you can be a
parent and actively participate in your children's lives
without ever missing a beat because, unless you choose
to, you don't ever have to have a boss who tells you
what your schedule is going to look like.
I'm passionate about showing them, by example, that
even though I don't have a job I can still create an
extraordinary amount of income, from home on my
own schedule doing what I love, and treat them to
awesome vacations, etc so that when they grow up
they know (from experience) that they can do the same.
I also know that life is delicate and fragile and
there are no guarantees about how long we get
to be here...
My mom's car accident is a perfect example of this...
And although she left at a time that felt WAY too
soon... she had already given me everything I needed
to go on and create an amazing life for myself.
And, when I think about the lessons I am teaching
my children through my example, I feel really good
about what they are learning based on the choices I've
made...
I feel good about my legacy.
So let me ask you this...
What kind of legacy are you leaving?
Even if you don't have kids you can ask yourself,
"How will people remember me when I'm gone?"
-Am I empowered?
-Have I made the difference I'd like to make while
I'm here?
-Have I lived life to the fullest?
-Have I exercised my full potential?
If you answered no to any of those questions, what
are you waiting for?
If you are waiting for 'some day' which may
never come... remember, there are no guarantees
about how long we get to be here.
Why not make the most of your life while you're
here?
And you CAN play by your own rules.
You don't have to work for a boss doing a job you
don't like and building someone else's fortune...
You can create YOUR life the way YOU want it...
Just sayin.'
And if you need some guidance... that's what I'm here for.
This is my purpose:
So, if you're ready to create an awesome life
for yourself...
and you're ready to stop putting it off until
tomorrow... let me help you.
And you'll be hearing from me soon.
"Procrastinators who say, "There's always
tomorrow!" deny the reality that one day, they
will be wrong". - Unknown
Life is what YOU make it,
xo-Amy
Amy Starr Allen
"Mom on a Mission"
P.S. Ready to stop procrastinating and create
your life on YOUR terms starting NOW?