How will you measure your life? Clayton Christensen, a top business strategist and Harvard professor, researched and wrote a book on this topic towards the end of his life. He concluded that the only measure that matters when reflecting on your life is your positive impact on others. Not your salary, your title, or your material possessions. The only thing that matters is how much you positively impact others throughout your life.
The happiest people have purposes that go beyond themselves and beyond making money. The third arc in CareerTruth’s philosophy—Legacy— is about the impact you wish to make on other people. When you craft your purpose statement and create your plan with CareerTruth, you’ll incorporate all three arcs of this philosophy. You’ll consider how to maximize your talents while being your best free self and building your legacy impact.
Your legacy is the lasting impact you have on others, and everyone does it in their own way. Take for example, Kai. Kai is a 38-year old leader at a software company. He cares deeply about his team and takes the time to coach his employees. In fact, he’s coached a couple of people who have received promotions and are now people-leaders themselves. Kai is also a father of three, and he strives to make time for his children. He coaches his daughter’s basketball team and volunteers at school programs several times a quarter. On weekends Kai uses his coding skills to set up and maintain their community center’s website to coordinate volunteering opportunities. He and his family also volunteer through the center. As you can see, Kai’s legacy is being felt by his team, his family, and his community. He’s using his Mastery in leadership to coach his employees, he’s making time to stay engaged with his family and his community, and he’s using his technology skills to help the community center which serves many people.
CareerTruth will challenge you to think holistically and begin with the end in mind. As you envision your legacy, you’ll contemplate whose legacy you’ve benefited from, why you work, and the legacy you want to leave. As with Mastery and Freedom, you’ll end up with a current state and a future plan for positively impacting those around you—in your community, in organizations you work at, and among friends and family. We’ll help you articulate your “why”, we’ll keep you on track with your goals, and we’ll ultimately guide you to leave the legacy you dream of.