You Are An Excellent Leader If…Dolly Parton

“If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.”

—Dolly Parton

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Legacy...Pericles | Kobe Bryant (1978--2020)

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”

-- Pericles

REPRESENT!

"You represent a people and culture the world will never know. They lived, toiled, suffered and then worked some more so that you could exist in this moment. So embrace this moment.

And as you go about your day and live your life, remember you represent their sacrifice and achievement. "You are your ancestors' wildest dreams." Now Represent!"

--Nona O.

Be Better...Antonia C. Novello

“I do believe that the spirit of entrepreneur[ship] and wanting to be something else every single day of my life, . . . comes from her [my mother]. Because I always remember a mother who always worked, who always studied, and who always tried to better herself. 

--Dr. Antonia C. Novello

A Legacy That Really Matters...Shannon L. Alder

“Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.”
--Shannon L. Alder

Find Me Among The Stars...Sojourner Truth

"I am not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star."

--Sojourner Truth

You Are Gifted and Talented!...Shannon Adler

“So many people think that they are not gifted because they don’t have an obvious talent that people can recognize because it doesn’t fall under creative arts category—writing, dancing, music, acting art or singing. Sadly, they let their real talents go undeveloped, while they chase after fame. I am grateful for the people with obscure unremarked talents because they make our lives easier—inventors, organizers, planners, peacemakers, communicators, activists, scientists, and so forth. However, there is one gift that trumps all other talents—being an excellent parent. If you can successfully raise a child in this day [and] image to have integrity then you have left a legacy that future generations will benefit from.”

 --Shannon L. Adler

Make Your Mark!...Freda C. Lewis-Hall

"And so, I began to think about it, and I learned the same lesson over and over about seeking to leave a legacy with doing so by leaving marks. The healthcare industry today has an opportunity, I believe, to leave some really significant marks. Our science is poised to answer some of the most vexing problems ever. Our assets for people who never would have seen meaningful healthcare is reaching up here and around the globe. We have a chance to deliver on the promise a single patient at a time."

--Freda C. Lewis-Hall, M.D., Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer (excerpt from her acceptance speech, 2011 Healthcare Businesswomen Association's Woman of the Year Award); Author of "Make Your Mark".

What Will Your Legacy Be...Oprah Winfrey

I think that the work that you've done speaks for you. Your legacy is what you do every day. Your legacy is every life you touched. It's every person whose life was either moved or not. It's every person who you have harmed or helped. That's your legacy.

--Oprah

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Forget What "They" Are Going To Say...Ahmad Jamal

"The quickest way to become troubled is to be concerned with what people are gonna say about your life and your work."

--Ahmad Jamal, Jazz Musician, Composer, and Educator

Always Leave Something Behind...Victoria Rowell

The lesson learned was to leave something behind, no matter how small, no matter how old, by accident or on purpose...something for the next hopeful anybody.

--Victoria Rowell, Author and Actress, Quote from "The Women Who Raised Me"

http://www.thewomenwhoraisedme.com/

10 Things Authentic Leaders Do...#10 They Leave A Legacy

#10

They leave a legacy.

To live in the hearts of the people around you is to never die. Success is wonderful but significance is even better. You were made to contribute and to leave a mark on the people around you. In failing to live from this frame of reference, you betray yourself. Authentic leaders are constantly building their legacies by adding deep value to everyone that they deal with and leaving the world a better place in the process.

--Robin Sharma, author of 'The Saint, The Surfer and The CEO

Source:  http://leadership.uoregon.edu/resources/exercises_tips/leadership_reflections/10_things_authentic_lead

It's About The Journey and The Legacy...Tony Dungy

“It's about the journey--mine and yours--and the lives we can touch, the legacy we can leave, and the world we can change for the better.”

--Tony Dungy, Super Bowl Winning NFL Coach (Retired), Author, Father, National Spokesman for All Pro Dad

Happy Father's Day!!



A Legacy That Outlives Me...Tyra Banks

I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show.

--Tyra Banks, CEO of Bankable Productions, Media Personality, Model, Actress, and Author

http://www.typef.com/

A Legacy of Public Good... Mrs. Betty Ford

"We were in a position where my husband had been sworn into office during a very, very difficult time. There had been so much cover-up during Watergate that we wanted to be sure there would be no cover-up in the Ford Administration. So rather than continue this traditional silence about breast cancer, we felt we had to be public." 

--Mrs. Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States (1974-1977), Wife of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, Co-Founder of the Betty Ford Center (previously the Betty Ford Clinic), Breast Cancer Survivor

1918 -- 2011