"Live, love, laugh, leave a legacy."
~ Stephen Covey ~
On June 16, 2012, the world lost one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Covey. You may know him from his most famous book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
It's a truly great book, and certainly a popular one; second to only the Bible in sales. If you don't have it (or maybe you do, but haven't actually read it), I highly recommend it.
While I learned many important lessons from Stephen Covey, the most important one is this: BE PROACTIVE.
Essentially this means that you must take charge of your life, because it's the only one you get. There are do-overs.
Sadly, most people do just the opposite. Their lives consist of reacting to this "crisis" and that, meanwhile the sand in the hour glass of their life is steadily dropping away.
If you fall into this category, let this post be your wake up call. From this second forward, live your life consciously. What you do (or don't do) matters!
As Dr. Covey suggests, you should strive to leave a legacy. But, that doesn't just happen. It's ultimately a result of what you do day in and day out.
Well, that's it for now. Until next time...
Keep reaching,
Jay