Legacy Development Tip #1

Legacy Development Tip #1 - Begin to build personal & family heirlooms and keepsakes

Legacy Tip Suggestions - Today I was busy on my laptop working away when my father came into the family's media room and asked if I wanted to go out with him to finish up the holiday errands. My immediate and almost preconditioned answer was, "Today is a work day until 5pm Pops, sorry, can't make it." He started out the room and turned with a slight smile saying, "When I go home to Philadelphia, you know what my dad says to me? He says, Don come ride with me. And you know what I do? I go. I am just trying to keep the family traditions going."

When he said that the laptop immediately closed and I jumped in the shower to head out of the house with my dad. In this adventure we stopped by the local Hallmark store for my father to purchase a card for my mother for Christmas. After grabbing a birthday card for my sister, I browsed the store and found a tremendous 'Legacy Find'.

The Legacy Find - Hallmark has a remarkable turn-key solution to building your legacy called, the Instant Scrapbook, and the price is only $50.00 USD. The cool thing is the Instant Scrapbook comes in various themes and sizes. There was a 'Family' version, a 'My Grand Kids' version, a 'Wedding' version and a '1st Wedding Anniversary' version. (At least these were the versions I found at the Hallmark store on University Drive in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.) You can see them online HERE.

If you want a simple and elegant way to develop a wonder scrapbook full of priceless family pictures in a easy to use format that will be a tangible record for generations to come, stop by your local Hallmark Store and start developing personal & family heirlooms and keepsakes.

If you have a Legacy Tip you would like to share, send me an email with "Legacy Tips" in the subject line to: Email Me

Happy and Peaceful Holidays to ALL!

-dlw

*** Update - While visiting the Hallmark website I found another great Legacy Product so today we have a two for one tip, the new product - The Hallmark Legacy Keeper also available for $50.00 USD and it includes an MP3 player to record your Personal Legacy Statements and stories for future generations.

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Introducing the Four Building Blocks of a Legacy Plan

I thought about where we should begin our discussion on Legacy Planning and I determined that a quick introduction to the Four Building Blocks was the best way to go. Here they are:

#1 - Personal Mission Statement - guides your daily and major life decisions;

#2 - Strategic Life Plan - puts purpose and direction with quantifiable goals and objectives tied to your personal mission;

#3 - Personal Legacy Statement - captures the most valued life lessons and experiences for future generations benefit; and,

#4 - Family Mission Statement - steers the family toward a unified course and mission capitalizing on the strength, richness and diversity of the whole as opposed to the one.

These are the four basic building blocks. I will come back to each in detail at a later point in time, stay tuned...

L.I.F.E.,

Don West, Jr.

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