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Have you ever thought about what people will actually say about you when you’re gone?
Would it surprise you to know that it probably won’t be:
How hard you worked
How much money you made
How expensive your house was
Who got the car
Well…. they are likely NOT going to talk about
What you owned…
Who got what
What your house sold for…
Not even what was written in your will…
No even despite some of the more cynical out there – studies show that more often than not after the death of a family member – the last memories are focused on How you made them feel and what they remember about your time together.
“The way she laughed”
“Sunday dinners”
“How he handled hard times”
“You were always there at the ball games”
Those are the real things that carry on.
So why do we spend some much focus on our stuff – who gets what and how much. Estate plan is more than a distribution list. It’s about life, legacy and leaving memories of you and your generation past as an important piece of your family’s history.
Most estate plans are built around distributing assets and property while very few are built around preserving identity, values, and legacy. I rarely see that – although those memories are the most recurring item that family, friends, community crave when someone dies.
Your estate plan – should be about you.
Today, we’re talking about a different kind of estate planning.
One that goes beyond documents and dollars…
And focuses on something far more lasting:
👉 Who you are
👉 What you believe
👉 And what you want to carry forward through the people you love
I think this is an integral part of an estate plan. Talk more about that and offer some tips and resources to you that might help you create some of those as part of your estate plan.
QUESTION
What is legacy? What does in mean to say legacy should be an integral part of every estate plan. What does that look like and what does that really mean?
1. Maya Angelou
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
2. Peter Strople
“Legacy is not leaving something for people. It’s leaving something in people.”
3. Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
Why it works:
This reframes success—and legacy—as impact, not accumulation.
What would you tell someone else about your life? That’s your legacy.
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