What legacy do you want to leave?

Imagine with me for a moment that you are 90 years old, in good health, and have a sharp mind.

You are on a family vacation. Kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids are everywhere. As you watch the activity around you, you are inwardly smiling because the fruit of your intentional legacy is all around you.

A few days ago I sent out a Zignificance email that started off with:

"The liberal thinkers drive me crazy when they say making a lot of money is wrong and that making a profit is evil."

I need to apologize for that. Many liberal thinkers believe strongly that making a profit is a very good thing.

“A SNIOP is a person who is Susceptible to the Negative Influence of Other People.” Zig Ziglar

Does this describe you?

Here are three keys you can use to stop being a SNIOP.

Know who you are and what character qualities and attitudes are important to you.

Nothing is more painful to watch than a speaker meltdown in front of an audience.

What caused the meltdown

Lack of preparation?
Nerves?
Mindset?
Confidence?
Lack of experience?
Lack of training?

Something far more common, and almost as bad, is a speaker who does “ok,” or even "good,” but has no impact on the audience.

Business owners ask me all the time, “Tom, how do you get people to ‘own’ their position and lead from right where they are?”

I bet you have noticed that some people are just passive in their job role. They won’t make a decision without specific, detailed instructions given by their boss.

One of the blessings I have is the ability to travel and to meet my brothers and sisters all over the world.

Dad’s legacy and philosophy have impacted over 250 million people around the globe. Dad’s core philosophy of “You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want” has opened doors for me and created life-long friendships with people of every nationality and faith.

You can never go wrong by working on these three things every day.

The Mental

The Spiritual

The Physical

The Mental – as Dad used to say, we all need “a check-up from the neck up to get rid of stinkin’ thinkin’ and to prevent hardening of the attitudes.

Of course, I don’t mean a literal heart attack.
But if you do the following thing, your boss will grab his heart, her jaw will drop, and they just might fall out of their chair!
I have asked thousands of business owners and leaders the following question – AND NOT ONE OF THEM HAS EVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. Just think – you could be the first one to do this.

I am breaking a promise.

Several years ago I asked our Zignificance readers (you) what major problems and challenges you were facing. I got over 500 responses!

I promised myself I would never ask that question again because it took me weeks to respond to every one of them!

Well, I am breaking that promise I made to myself.

Dear Lou,
 
Have you ever been given a blessing? I have. It is a moment I will never forget.
 
Dad and I had just finished a round of golf. I was dropping him off at his house. We said goodbye, and he started to walk away.

Which breakthrough do you want more? A personal breakthrough? Or helping someone else achieve their own breakthrough?

My answer is simple. I want both!

Did you know that once you learn the breakthrough sequence you can achieve breakthroughs on a predictable and regular basis?

Did you know that when you help others achieve their own breakthroughs it increases the speed at which you accomplish your own breakthroughs?

Why not help other people while you are helping yourself?

After all, “You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.

A few questions for you:

Do you want to be successful?
Do you want more friends?
Do you want to enjoy life more?
Do you want to be more productive?
Do you want better health?
Do you want a better relationship with God?

Think about this: “A good attitude will outperform a bad attitude every time.