RA Master Series - Business at the Speed of Light: Practice authentic leadership skills by being a pro-active participant in the legacy you leave. This is a modified version of the Pecha Kucha originally created for the Professional Business Womens Conference 2008. This version contains the speaker's notes throughout the slides.

1. Li i a
Living
Legacy
Pecha Kucha created for
PBWC 2008
Presented by:
Lorraine Rinker
Principal Careerist
Rinker & Associates
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2. This Pecha‐Kucha has been modified
from its original 20‐slide version to
include the speaker’s notes as part of
each slide.
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3. The word legacy is
defined as “something
handed down from an
ancestor or predecessor, or
from the past.”
Living a legacy means living
Li i l li i
life now in a way in which
you create, accumulate, and
p p
prepare those things that
g
you want to be
remembered for.
And it all starts with
YOU!
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4. Unlock your
Potential
P t ti l . . .
to be your “ultimate, true self.
You are the only “YOU” around –
y
there are things about you that
makes you unique.
So,
So living your life while being
your “true self” builds a legacy
unlike anyone else’s.
Here are the essentials for
making this happen . . .
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5. Passion
It awakens your spirit.
It feeds your core purpose.
purpose
It gives you clarity.
It’s the fire in your belly, your
enthusiasm and zest for life!
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6. Determination
To do your best no matter what gets
in the way.
a
To do more than show up on a
consistent basis.
To not only meet the standard, but to
raise the standard.
To give that one extra degree of effort
in everything you do.
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7. T l t
Talent
Talent for being able to take
a risk and still land on your
feet.
For answering the call when
your expertise is needed.
To create, collaborate, and
contribute those things th t
t ib t th thi that
make you uniquely
qualified.
Talent for flexing, bending,
and adapting to the ever-
changing landscape.
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8. Self
Discipline
In knowing when to follow and
when to lead.
In knowing when to be patient
and steadfast
steadfast.
To know how to stand up after
you’ve fallen.
To know where the line is that
you will not cross.
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9. Faith In yourself. In those you count on. And in those
who count on you. Faith gives us strength,
fortitude, humility
fortitude humility. Without it we are all lost.
lost
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10. So, why in
h
the world
would you
ld
want to live a
legacy?
Well, leaving a legacy
is inevitable – we will
all leave something of
ourselves behind.
But you can choose to
consciously create
your legacy as you live
your life everyday.
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11. One
Lifetime
We each have only one lifetime in which
to do this.
None of us knows exactly how much
time we will have to complete the
process.
But that doesn’t matter.
Th idea i t make th most of the time
The id is to k the t f th ti
you do have.
To really live y
y your legacy each day.
g y y
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12. Your legacy . . .
g y
. . . is defined by who you are
. . . is defined by who you are
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13. Who you are is defined by
. . . what you believe in
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14. Now, living your legacy is
not going to be easy, as a
matter of fact it could be
down right hard at times.
There is no such thing as a
“perfect” legacy - - if there
were, we would not be
ere e o ld
“human”.
It all comes down to how
we define success for our
selves.
Strength comes from failure
. . .not success
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15. How will you measure
success?
Will you give that extra
degree of effort to go
from good to great?
Are you ready, willing,
and able to ask yourself
the really hard questions
that will test your
character?
h t ?
one extra degree . . .
. . . to go from good to great
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16. What legacy will you leave?
. . . for those who follow you
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17. What path will you take
. . . that leads to a clear horizon?
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18. People have
said “we inherit
from our past
and we borrow
from our future.”
Who will know
your history?
Your whole life?
Who will know your whole life
. . . when you’re gone?
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19. Your lif i a story worth telling.
Y life is t th t lli
So why not live the life you are meant
to have?
One in which you create, accumulate
and prepare those things that you
want to be remembered for.
After all, you are your legacy and there
is only one YOU!
. . . Live the life you
are meant to have
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20. And, you have choices!
You are free to be radical with
your creativity and color outside the
lines.
Free to be courageous in
the presence of fear.
Free to be inspired by the
unexpected.
You get to decide WHO you will be - -
the choice is truly yours!
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21. It’s not how you start
. . . but how you finish that matters
y
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22. Throughout the remainder
of the day, I challenge you
to think about the one thing
you can d right now t
do i ht to
live your legacy today and
every day for the rest of
y
your life.
Today is YOUR day!
Make it a great one!
Thank you!
So, what will . . .
your legacy look like?
your legacy look like?
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