Legacy Series - Week 4: 30 Day Challenge

Legacy Series - Week 3: Break The Cycle

Be The Change You Wish To See In The World

-Gandhi

Welcome and thank you for returning to the Straight Up Mindset Blog. This is the April edition of the blog. This month's series is the Legacy Series and this week's topic is Break The Cycle.


One of the key components of leaving a legacy is shedding the old and implementing something new and positive. We often get caught up in a bad wave or thoughts and ideas that have been passed down from generation to generation. We are misinformed or misguided when it comes to handling issues in life or how to pursue or maintain goals. If you are reading this right now then that means you have discovered and are aware of the issue and now want to make the change

Now breaking the cycle can come in many forms. It can be that you grew up in a family where a father figure is not present and you refuse to be an absent father in your child's life. Maybe your family lives in poverty and you want to provide a better life for them. Whatever that looks like for you, everyone's situation is different. In those situations you can either turn a blind eye and not do anything or you can be the reason that future generations will live a better life.

That is how legacies are created, that's how you pave the way for the future. When you see something and know it can be better you have to stand up and be that change. Think about all the historic heroes we have and the changes they made to make our lives a better one. If they didn't decide to take a stand and make a change, who knows how our lives would be.

Don't be afraid to be the change that is needed. Put forth the effort to not only improve your life but the lives of others. Whether that is in your immediate family or in the world. Just know that you can be the motivation and the spark that ignites people to shift the thoughts of people around the world and make it a better place for all.



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Legacy Series - Week 2: Choices

"Life Is The Sum Of All Your Choices"

-Albert Camus

Welcome and thank you for returning to the Straight Up Mindset Blog. This is the April edition of the blog. This month's series is the Legacy Series and this week's topic is Choices.

In our previous topic Create Your Legacy we talked about leaving a legacy for your family and others to follow and build off of. Well in order to create your legacy you have to make the proper choices that lead up to that. We are all presented with choices at every juncture in our lives. Big or small each choice we make guides us down a path that leads us to another choice.

You cant escape it and you cant just ignore it. If you are not at the place you want to be in life, you can easily back track to each decision you have made in your life to determine where you went astray. Now remember, some choices are harder than others. In order to create the legacy you want you must make some hard decisions. Sacrifices must be made, but are you willing to make those sacrifices? See, these are the type of choices that need to be made. Are you going to lay in bed and watch TV or are you going to go to the gym and get your workout in so you can live a healthy lifestyle? That choice can in turn influence someone else to start working out and eating right.

Will you go out and party with your friends? Or will you stay home, put in the extra effort to study so you can pass your exams to graduate and get your degree? That can also influence someone to go back to school and finish their degree because they have seen you do it. You sparked a fire in them to complete that goal. We said it in the previous blog, it's the ripple effect that we are after. What you do and the choices you make not only effect you but it can influence others to make a change in their life for the better.

Not every choice you are presented with is a crossroads moment, but each decision big or small can change the trajectory of your life. It can open one door and close another. It can lead you to a dead-end or take you to the promise land. So be cognizant of the choices you make and be sure that helps and not hinders you from achieving your goals and creating the legacy you want to leave behind 

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Legacy Series - Week 1: Create Your Legacy

"You Get To Decide The Legacy That You Leave"

-Unknown

Welcome and thank you for returning to the Straight Up Mindset Blog. This is the March edition of the blog. This month's series is the Legacy Series and this week's topic is Create Your Legacy.

Legacy is something very important but yet very few put forth enough thought into it. Legacy is the lasting impact we make in the lives of others. Legacy is about life and living. It's about learning from the past, living in the present, and building for the future. What are you doing to build your legacy?

What are you contributing during your time on this earth that will help propel your family forward and upward? All the time I'm always trying to be aware of what I'm doing and how it can have a positive impact on those around me. My wife, my kids, family members and friends. It's one of the motivating factors as to why we started to do this blog. We wanted to contribute something to help make the world a better place. To help someone who might have lost hope and felt like it's not worth being here anymore. We do this in hopes that the person who is thinking and feeling that way will read the blog and have new found hope on life. 

That is why we do it. We understand that God has blessed us with a gift to help those who are in need. We do this in hopes that it will spark a fire in someone else to go out and begin their journey in helping others. The ripple affect is what we are looking for. Us doing this one thing will begin to spread and touch more and more people in a positive way. 

Leaving a legacy is an important part of your life’s work. A legacy develops from a life dedicated to self-reflection and purpose. So remember the work, time and effort you put in today will build your legacy for tomorrow. Continue to use your gift to help build others so they can use their gift and create their own legacy.


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Growth Series: Week 4 - 30 Day Challenge!