In our experience, talking about legacy is often subtly discouraged by society and we find this to be deeply unfortunate. Thinking about the legacy you would like to build can help you better align your work, life, time – your sweat and tears – with your values. Below, we’ve tried to create a space for folks to start conversations about they legacies they are hoping to build.

Maurice Moore

I want my legacy to be that people see me as an individual who battled through some really difficult challenges and came out the other side. Not from the idea that that I was successful in the traditional way of success when it comes to money or opportunities, but the fact that I inspired other individuals who came from similar backgrounds as I did to fight and push to make change. Read more>>

Daija Bastian

I hope to leave a legacy of love and kindness for my community, I want to be able to make a difference for the people that come from where I come from. My community made a big impact in the woman that I am today, I think the most fulfilling thing for me in life would be to create opportunities for the generations after me. Read more>>

Kristin Pridgen

I have this mantra written in my office: “I will boldly walk in my God-given calling and create space for others to do the same.” That’s the legacy I hope to leave, not just through my work but overall as a person. I want to lay down a trail that shows how I’m doing what I’m assigned to do, glorifying Christ, and helping people experience life to the full. I imagine the world looking a lot different if we all freely operated in our unique gifts and allowed others to do so as well. I want to do my part in making that a reality. Read more>>

Jevona Fudge

I hope that any discussion about my life and my life’s work will end with two words. “Well Done”. It is my daily goal to work to change one life in a positive way Read more>>

Tanya Smith

I would like to be known as that woman who encouraged & inspired people to try something new and see things from a different lens so they could experience the power of courage. As an introvert, having courage on camera was one of the last things I ever thought I’d do for a living. I was always ‘that girl’ who was the quiet one in the corner on the sidelines watching life go by. But I loved to share whatever I was learning in that rare case that someone had an interest in what I was doing. Read more>>

Sol Ari

I want my brand to live on forever. I want to make women feel beautiful when they wear my clothing. My brand is dedicated to the fly girls who walk in a room and their presence is felt without having to say anything. For the girls who are not afraid to stand out. For the girls who express themselves with what they wear. Fashion is a very important aspect of our culture and I want my brand to be one of the most influential in the fashion industry and to my people. Read more>>

Akilah Skukura

Honestly, it’s not really something I’ve given a lot of thought to. I’m a small-town girl, I grew up right outside of Memphis in Arlington, TN — back then it was a more rural area compared to the city. Growing up in a place like that forced me to use my imagination a lot and I’d often imagine myself as this huge Fashion Icon working in NYC. I fell in love with curating an image of myself and like many people, fashion became my first form of expression. I didn’t know much about the industry back then but as I got older my love for fashion grew with me and so did my skillset. Read more>>

Bethany Ellen

Being a photographer, our legacy is often remembered, but hardly captured. I hope people appreciate the moments in time I was able to freeze for their family, often at the expense of my own documentation of my family. I won’t say the job is thankless, I get thanked all the time because I have the very best clients. But I hope that as clients look fondly back on the memories of their sessions, they remember just how much I loved being a part of all those special moments as well. I didn’t solely pick up this job for the money, I did it because it’s an incredible privilege to be there, experiencing the core memories people make around me. Read more>>

Tee Marie Hanible

Ive really been blessed with so many dope opportunities in my lifetime.  I was honored at the White House by President Obama, Starred on the hit Television show “American Grit” alongside John Cena, Ive worked as the National Veterans Chair and organizer for Woman’s March on DC., I was the recipient of the prestigious “Washingtonian of the Year” and the Trailblazer of the Year” award from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs. I’ve written a best seller titled “The Warrior Code” 11 Principles to Unleash the Bad@ss in you and above all that I’ve given birth to two amazing young women who I am so very proud to call my daughters. Read more>>

Molly Tieng

Impactful. Not many people know that I am the first American born on my mothers side from a family that escaped famine, struggle and near death in their home country. During the Cambodian genocide there were millions of families unable to escape – my family were one of the blessed ones to have made it out to America, the land of the free. If my grandparents had not decided on the will to fight to escape, I simply wouldnt be here. Read more>>

Joyce Latson

One day I hope to leave behind the true essence of me. I hope that one day that people will know and remember my brand for what it is and what it stands for. Just as my motto, “Stand tall, stay sweet, and always wear your crown,” I hope that my products continue to speak for themselves. Everyday I bring my customers’ visions to life through art of customization. It may just be a t-shirt to some, but to others it may be a keepsake of a loved one. I hope that one day that my legacy will be that of, “Joy always made it happen for me…” Read more>>

Irene Abdou

In 2020, I started a project called the “50 Over 50 & Fabulous” Project, in which my goal is to photograph 50 women age 50+ to embrace the beauty of aging. I’m currently in Round 2 of the project, and I’m planning a Round 3. One of the women from my inaugural round wrote this in an online review on Google: Read more>>

Jessica Miller

I hope that my legacy will be a positive impact globally. With the knowledge that I will passed down, the love, and financially stability. I know my legacy will live forever because I have broken the generational curses and now building the generational wealth. Read more>>

Esmee Kyles

I think I’ve searched my soul on many occasions to be sure that I stay true to myself in everything I do. I think that’s what changed everything for me in my business: deciding to “do me” and not follow trends or concern myself with what others were doing. I drew inspiration from other photographers, but I always have danced to the beat of my own drum, and have stood in my own lane. My legacy is authenticity: in my intentions, in my art, in my life. Read more>>

Taija Dawn

I have never been asked this question, but I think it’s important that we all take time out of our lives to actually think about this. While I do offer creative services, such as brand management, website creation, etc. what I envision my legacy will be is deeper than what can be seen. I hope that my everyday life in uplifting the Black community, pouring into Black businesses, and supporting them as well is what my legacy is based upon. Growing in an abundance of love, wealth, prosperity, and wholesomeness. I hope that I can continue to be an example of that. Read more>>

Andy Martin

Providing Capacity Building to National Parks is a rewarding task: their Rangers become more proficient at protecting the area and the number of crimes against wildlife usually decrease in a matter of months. Every single murder prevented is a life saved, it’s a light of hope for the future of our planet: that’s my legacy. Read more>>

Braylin Hardin

when my my time is up, I want people to remember me by not just my chef accomplishments, but how I was for my community. My plan is to open up new doors and opportunities for the next generation. Opportunities that were never made for us but learned how to create ourselves. I feel like a lot of people are watching right now and I have to be a role model especially to the younger generations. Read more>>

Amanda Palasciano

I am about to release the book that I hope will be my legacy. It has been a challenging 3.5 years writing it and an even worse number of years living it. All the Little Pink Flags comes on the heels of a non-profit I launched in 2021 to help victims of non traditional domestic violence get their first month, last month and security deposit for a new place to live. It did not send women to battered shelters. It did not deal with failed and broken systems. It did not ask for pictures of intangibles. Read more>>

Amanda DeVries

“sameness” to it – once a trend is identified, it’s easy to see how quickly most designers adopt to it.I strive to find more inspiration and ideas from the physical world, and in particular, the past. One of the greatest compliments I ever received was from a prospective client when she said “Your designs have a retro feel to them”. Read more>>

Johanna Miller

From the very start, my goal has always been to create a business that brings me joy, fulfills me, and supports me, giving me the freedom to follow my passions. With that in mind, my mission for Potion Yarns is to inspire my customers to create magic with their hands, and share that magic with the world. I want people who see or use my yarns to feel joy, appreciate beauty in the world, and connect with the creativity inside of them, finding their own unique way to bring that out into the world.  Read more>>

Andrea Elise Velez

What do I want my legacy to be? I hope what truth lives on from my life is to be sensitive to what brings you joy.
If there’s something that brings you joy and there’s a way to make money from it, but your willing todo it for free, then that’s something to wholeheartedly pursue as a way to make a living. I believe Joy is the ultimate emotion and too often it’s underrated or not felt enough. Read more>>

Lindsey Holm

I would like my legacy to reflect my efforts to preserve, reuse or enhance some of the most gorgeous images, photographs, papers and typefaces that may otherwise be lost to time, and give them new life. As a collector and an artist who uses vintage ephemera (i.e. items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity) as their medium, Read more>>

Davia Boston

I hope my legacy will leave an impact on future generations. When the future generation sees me, my hope is that it embarks new hope, and they see my Joy and faith. My earnest prayer is that the youth feels heard, and understood and knows that they are valued. I want them to be enlightened and empowered that if they believe, they can achieve. Read more>>

Angel Sanchez

I hope when people look back on my life, they saw that I lived everyday attempting to capture the magic of life. From the mundane routine—to the spectacular life events that only happen once, to say that you were a part of capturing proposals, a child’s first taste of birthday cake, weddings, anniversaries—all of life’s most grand celebrations-gives me a joy of fulfillment. Read more>>

Atalanta Moonfire

Osteomancy is a very esoteric form of divination. Although it is a type of divination practice through every culture all over the world, not many people have heard of it or practiced it. It is usually passed down through families or tribes. My goal is to get it out there in the public and become as popular and well known as tarot or any other form of divination. Read more>>

Michel Meza

We definitely want to create a place where people feels like home, there wasn’t any restaurant with a concept 100% Venezuelan in Charlotte before us and our goal is to show how much we have to offer as a culture, taking advantage of the great ethnic diversity in this town. When we think in the future, We’d love people to think in us like that the place where they love to go for a coffee, a meal or a beer and feel like if they’re at their second home, the place that comes to their mind when they think in Venezuela or simply where they’d just like to be. Read more>>

Carol A. Campbell

I hope that I leave a legacy of hope and inspiration. The genre I chose isn’t inspirational, but I hope my life story is. Over the years, I have talked about writing a book, but I have never had the time to take action on it until now. Each of us has a dream tucked away in our hearts, and mine was to become a writer. Through sharing my story, I hope to inspire someone to pursue their dreams, and it’s never too late. Through my books, I aim to capture my readers’ imaginations and create stories they can enjoy (and spook them) for generations to come. My goal in life is to leave a legacy that my son, daughter, family, and friends will be proud of and say she accomplished her dreams. Read more>>

LaNise Thrasher

My ultimate goal is to leave a legacy that demonstrates to others how accepting Jesus and really submitting to His will for your life will change your life in unimaginable ways. I hope that everyone who reads or hears my story will be inspired to seek out God. Additionally, I want my brand The Love Cheerleader® to be a household name that represents how to heal smart not hard after heartbreak. Read more>>

Jennie Bellinger

I am building a legacy of love and light. I not only love my family and friends, but I also love my clients, my audience and those around me in business. I use my coaching business and my podcast to be a light in a dark and confusing world of direct sales. By loving on the people around me and helping to light the way, I am building a legacy of success for others which, in turn, means success for me. Read more>>

Charla Ruschelle

I pray my legacy will leave a knowledge of information, confidence and skill that I’ve obtained within the industry of fashion/apparel, visual merchandising, education and the trade-skill of the art of sewing, creating and designing. I particularly want to ensure that my represenation of being a black woman, whom self-funded her clothing brand and shop, leaves an impact of continued inspiration to the next generation of young, black and brown scholars, whom seek to become great designers, as well as, exceptional business owners on their own terms. Read more>>

Claudia Barattolo

The definition of “Legacy” is something that is passed on. But legacy can take many forms. A legacy maybe of a person’s ethics, faith, core values, monetary or your assets. Your character maybe a legacy, reputation and the life you lead – leading/setting an example for others and to guide them in their life path. The greatest legacy I want to leave behind is one that has positively impacted others life, mentored them in becoming the best version of themselves regardless of the hurdles that life throws at them. To believe and to trust the process with patience is some thing that I had to learn the hard way but it’s not impossible and to achieve goals if you truly put your mind to it. Read more>>

Yogi Mandhi

I always knew that I was here to teach, but wasn’t always certain about the content. Currently, I’ve been teaching yoga privately full time to individuals, groups, and businesses for the past five years. In total, I have practiced and taught yoga for 20 years since I found it at the youthful age of 18. At the time, I never thought I could be a full time yoga teacher until later in life circumstances showed me the way. While continuing on my yogic journey and deciding to leave my elementary teacher job of 6 years as my life completely shifted, Read more>>