When we go on short trips we often know exactly what we expect at the end, but when it comes to our lives and careers we’ve seen far too often we shy away from really thinking through where we expect to be at the end and what we hope our legacy will be. So, we wanted to encourage conversations on the topic of legacy and you’ll find highlights from our conversation from some wonderful members of the business and creative community below.

Alejandra Colosimo

As an artist and educator I hope my legacy inspires young creatives to go after their dreams and to continue to create. I came to the United States at the age of 2 and my parents lefts everything behind so that I could have a better life and one day follow my dreams. I want my art to leave an impact in the lives of those who encounter it. To have others feel something when looking at my work is the goal. Read more>>

David Mathis

Gallagher Guitar Co. has a great legacy that faced the possibility of becoming a historic relic. When we reopened the company in 2020 it was always clear that it was important to preserve that history legacy and to do so would require building a solid company that would continue beyond me. A solid guitar company has to have a foundation of high quality and sound so that it becomes a sought after guitar. Read more>>

Katie Kurpanek

I hope that one day, sooner than later, my job will be irrelevant and no longer needed. I look forward to the day when I need to completely re-evaluate my career path (again), because living sustainably has become second nature to us. As I coach people across the U.S., my hope is that I can provide a space of encouragement, empowerment, and support so that caring for our earth comes right alongside caring for ourselves and our families. My hope is that through this work, I will leave a legacy of compassion for both people and planet. Read more>>

Wyncie Groves

I’ve always believed this is more than a bag. I hope to live my life and do business in a way that exemplifies that. I do believe this business was a God-given idea. I hope in some way I can make Christ known through my business. In an effort to do that, my business has partnered with Compassion International. Read more>>

Yahshimabet Sellassie

I hope to be remembered for my authenticity, and passion. I put so much love into everything I do, it’s the little things that matter; like sourcing whole black cardamom from Ethiopia, and grinding it fresh for my baked goods. I hope to be remembered as someone who wasn’t afraid to speak their mind, laugh fully, and give from the heart. Read more>>

LookaHeir Legends Run in My Family

I hope that my legacy is my purpose. If I’m being blessed with a talent and being driven to pursue my passions, I don’t want to take my gifts for granted. I want the Lord to receive all of the credit for what He allows me to do. I’m sharing my journey, hoping to show how He works through me. I’ve learned that the Lord’s way is unpredictable. I don’t always understands what He’s doing…but I know He’s working. I’ve had what I believed to be past failures turn into blessings, several years later. Read more>>

Lacey Eidem

I hope to leave behind laughter and inclusion. If you’ve been following my career as an artist you are well aware I do not lack a sense of humor. When I pick a subject matter for a new painting I have very much thought through the audience’s reactions. Who will recognize and get a sense of nostolgia and if it’s a portrait of someone new to the viewer how that will be received with a small amount of context clues. Read more>>

Dr. Nicckay Natson

I hope and pray that my legacy will be that people lives were changed and impacted by their encounter with me on a professional, business and spiritual dimension while I’m in between the dash and that people always saw Kingdom in me. The legacy of kingdom impact that will continue through my bloodline and businesses. Read more>>

Stephanie & Jun Marcelin

I (Jun) was a part of a master class earlier this year, and one of the activities we had to do was write out our eulogies. I began to think of everything I would want to be said about me at my funeral. Once we concluded the assignment, we were to view what we wrote, reverse engineer, and live out what we wrote down. Read more>>

April James

I hope generations from now everyone and there family members can remember as a Mogul and the worlds greatest Actress. I want to make such a good influence on the world that people will want to follow in my footsteps. Read more>>

Anthony Garcia

For me, my legacy isn’t what I leave behind after I pass, it’s the impact I leave and the difference I’ve made. In a society that is so caught up in materialistic things, it’s important to remember to be impactful. Always do things from a kind heart. Always leave people feeling loved, cared for, and valued. Read more>>

Alvin Haygan

I have found it common for people to merit legacy in terms of the money or property that they might pass on to their survivors. In the past I have had similar thoughts, however, it is my hope that I transfer a legacy that has more than just monetary benefits. I have found in my quest for service to others that Peter Strople’s quote was correct in saying, “Legacy is not leaving something for people. It is leaving something in people.” Read more>>

Ashley Edwards

Our legacies are made up of a combination of successes, failures, contributions, life lessons, actions, and the many other ways we can leave a lasting impression. It’s a privilege to be alive every day and even though every day doesn’t look or feel the same, I realize no matter what I am the architect of my life’s story.  Every day I try my best to make it a great one, not only for me but to leave an impactful footprint for my children. Read more>>

Alina Thomas

My hope for SunKiss Beauty as a legacy is to be able to build Generational Wealth. I came from poverty and I remember there were times where my mom couldn’t make rent or it wasn’t enough food in the house and we were surviving off of home made sugar cookies. Read more>>

Latrice Beaton

I want people to remember my legacy as someone that stood for something. I want to be compared to people like Harriet Tubman and Rosa Park and how they’ve flourished throughout history. I want my legacy to be look at as a strong successful African American woman and so my name could live on through many generations. I know people say the sky is the limit, but I want to surpass that limit.. Read more>>

Treá Allen

That I was obedient to God and loved everyone the way God shows us to. That my kids and grandkids one day want to serve the same God that I do. Read more>>

Yulia Fadeeva-Hashem

Consistency. Persistency. Discipline. Love. Read more>>

Vadra Weatherspoon

First, as an entrepreneur, I feel like I should start by defining what success looks like to me. I define success as the accomplishment of self-set goals. Those milestones you set for yourself that measures your individual or business growth. Success is different for every person and does not align with the amount of money earned or popularity. Read more>>

Paige Wiese

The key to success is persistence. You have to be willing to make sacrifices, but if you love what you do then you’ll never feel like you’re giving up what matters to you. There have been times that I wanted to give up and perhaps didn’t think that the hard work was worth it, but then I get to hear about a client who has met a goal or I see an “ah-ha!” moment as an employee is learning something new and I feel like my work matters. Read more>>

Yassana Croizat-Glazer

At the most fundamental level, I believe success requires perseverance and self-confidence. If you don’t believe in yourself and in what you are doing, it’s difficult to convince others to do so. But that’s just part of the equation; collaborative work and cultivating genuine relationships with others is integral to the kind of success I aspire to everyday. Forming real connections with people, whether with collaborators or clients, enables me to assist them more effectively and makes my work better and more meaningful. Read more>>

Erin Sabatine

I’ve learned being successful isn’t a one size fits all kind of answer. I feel like there are typical ideas of what being successful is, such as making a lot of money and having a big house. However, that isn’t how I measure success. Sure sales and making money help, but that isn’t my main goal with my small business. When I started my business it was really to try it out and see how it went without any real expectations. Read more>>

Lasteven Huckabee

Dedication , hard work, consistency, motivation, and a plan . Hard work At the top of the list of what it takes to be successful is a willingness to work hard. Success that’s too easy is something that’s not as valued, at least by most people. If you just happen upon success, you may start thinking that it’s owed to you, that you don’t have to do anything and it will come, or that it will always be there. That’s a form of dead-end thinking. Read more>>

Tommy Hulihan

In training and running youth programs, I think one of the keys to success is humility and putting in the time To succeed as a trainer and coach, you need to be humble enough to realize you don’t know everything. I’ve been training players from grade school up to professional players for over 25 years and I still enjoy reading books and attending multiple coaching clinics a year. Read more>>

stephanie blake

Be Committed, I feel like you should gain motivation in order to pursue success, which means make a list of your goals what are you willing to do to achieve your goals , being successful means staying positive trusting yourself though the process never ever give up,you have to change your perspective and change a challenging situation into a better one, you aslo have to have fun and enjoy your journey along the way learning what your capable of can to fun and exciting. Read more>>

Alexia Libre

To be successful, you must be open to change, being uncomfortable. and most importantly, you must be open to failure. I believe being open to these things can be frightening, yet such a crucial step to make. When you are put in an uncomfortable situation, you will eventually adapt to that environment. This is the first step. Read more>>

Dana Mustafa

What I think it takes to be successful is having a good work ethic, being financially responsible, having good customer service and most importantly, being kind. Success is born within. Read more>>

Suki Sabur

Success means something entirely different to every individual. Some people may measure success with their revenue, others may be focusing on their social media growth and be basing it on the number of Instagram followers, a blue tick, the number of daily sales or just wanting to be completely independent and live life on their own terms. Read more>>

Trey Duffey

Success, for me, has always been a journey. I think a lot of people look at success as a destination they’re trying to reach, then when they get there it’s either a little disappointing or underwhelming. I’ve always loved football, college football in particular, and one of the traits I admire about some of the most successful coaches is that they love the grind of what they do. It’s a very cliche saying, “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life”, but it’s been true for me since starting Intelligent Design in 2018. Read more>>

Porsha and Keyana Brown

To us, being dedicated and having discipline to reach a goal is what it takes to be successful. Wanting to achieve something greater than yourself is the first step. Simply put; doing better today than you did yesterday is success. Read more>>

Jacqueline Elaine Rivera

Success is an amusing term because while it’s something that most of us want to achieve, it also has so many different definitions. There are standards that are placed on each of us externally, and also ones we place on ourselves internally. All in all, for the most part we want to be successful and leave a legacy behind or an accomplishment to be remembered by. Read more>>

Paige Berman

I believe to be successful, you need to be passionate. Passion not only drives us to want to be better and create more but I also believe that when you are passionate about what you do, you are successful. Read more>>

Rashad Moultrie

To be successful, I believe you will have to be committed. With that commitment to your dream or the goals you have set, you got to put that groundwork in especially that time cause that will definitely make you appreciate everything at the end. Secondly, to being successful you really got to have fun doing what it is you doing have fun along your journey. Read more>>

David Kelly

As the author of a bestselling series of children’s books, The Ballpark Mysteries, it’s taken an idea, persistence, willingness to change, and constant learning to be successful. Read more>>

Anna Johnson

1. Define your version of success. Any discussion on success is not complete without first stating that success is a transient term. My version of success is different than the next person’s. Lack of clarity on where you’re going as a business owner is a recipe for mission creep and lack of success. I believe that having concise language on where your business is going, its goals, and clear vision for what success looks like for you is critical to being successful. Read more>>

Micaela Malmi Lowery

Most importantly, I think you have to ask yourself what successful means to you. Is it giving to others, prosperity, creativity, making this world a better place? Read more>>

KERLINE PERKINS

It has been said that “self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.” While these words are true, so much more is involved. I think in addition to believing in yourself and putting in the work, one must have the support of family and friends, remain in constant prayer for direction and blessings, and by elevating all necessary skills to increase knowledge by continuing education. Additionally, collaborating and consulting with other professionals and experts in my field helps as well. Read more>>

Dan Winters

Having a powerful vision of what your future is going to look like & being willing to sacrifice time with friends/family, sacrifice weekends, holidays & vacations and knowing that if you live like nobody wants to right now, you will live a life that most people only dream of. Read more>>

Olajide Bamishigbin

To be successful, you have to dedicate time, effort, and energy to the goal you are seeking to accomplish. I received my PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles and began my career as a tenure track assistant professor when I was 26 years old. I have several friends and family who tell me “you’re so smart” or “you’re a genius.” However, the truth is, I have never viewed myself as a particularly intelligent individual. I grew up with really smart sisters who always excelled academically and I was never quite able to reach their levels of academic success. Read more>>

Latraice Venair

Never give up! It’s alright to take a break but don’t give up. I would also say, surrounding yourself with the right people is a major key in becoming successful. Read more>>

Jenny’s Island

I think success has a lot to do with faith & hard work. You need to have %100 of both to get to where you’re going because trust me it gets hard. Some days you’re going to feel like your best is not enough and that’s when faith is going to have to step in to make you feel like I may not be getting the results i want now but i believe I will one day. Patience also plays a big part as long as you have the goal in mind and you never stop working towards your success will come. Read more>>