Pillar 3: Community - How to Make Your Mark on the World: Leaving a Legacy

Vocabulary terms and definitions covering the core concepts, leaders, frameworks, and tools for building a lasting legacy from Pillar 3: Community.

Legacy

An individual's lasting impact on the world; a gift created by an individual or passed down through generations that can encompass missions, values, stories, businesses, foundations, charities, money, or property.

Nano Nagle

A historical leader who left a Presentation Legacy centered on caring for the disadvantaged and providing education to everyone in need.

Seven Steps to Leaving a Legacy

The framework for creating a lasting impact: 1. Discover your purpose, 2. Reveal your natural skills and abilities, 3. Unlock your passion, 4. Determine your X factor, 5. Create a business map, 6. Inspire the next generation, and 7. Give back.

Discovering Your Purpose

Starting with the end in mind by identifying and writing down core values to pinpoint what brings maximum fulfillment and build a legacy around it.

Natural Talent

The distinct set of innate gifts and capabilities located at the intersection of an individual's interest, ability, and personality.

Recipe for Leaving a Legacy

The process of identifying one's true passion and aligning it with personal purpose as well as innate skills and talents.

X Factor

The unique value or attribute that an individual or business possesses that no one else does, leveraged to capture clientele and prevent competitors from coming close.

Business Map

A mastermind strategic plan for attaining goals, missions, or record profits, designed to build an organization or community group capable of enduring independently after its founder is gone.

Mission Statement

A present-focused summary of an organization's purpose and daily core activities that explains what the organization does, who it serves, and how it operates to guide daily decisions.

Vision Statement

A future-focused statement describing the long-term goals and broader impact an organization aspires to make on the world, serving to inspire and motivate.

Inspiring the Next Generation

Teaching others, leading by example, and training new talent to manage and assume future leadership, ensuring one's legacy endures through mentored employees and influenced lives.

Contribution

One of the Six Human Needs that drives individuals in life; a proven path to personal fulfillment achieved by giving back through avenues such as charitable foundations or leadership programs.