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The Work of a Legacy Lives on Forever

The title sounds pretty obvious doesn’t it?  If a man (or woman) does great work, it should live for ever…shouldn’t it?  I’ve found that there are two types of work in life.  The things that die when we go to the grave and the things that live on regardless of whether we live or die.  You can always tell the person likely to become a legacy.  They carry certain qualities with them at all times.

First they recognize that legacy work takes a team.  There is no way to do something long lasting on your own.  Legacy work has to be bigger than you are.

Second, legacy work has a habit of drawing other great people to it.  Tied to the statement made above the quality of your work will obviously be tied to the work of your people (so choose wisely).

Third and finally, it is always people focused.  Legacy work isn’t about you, it’s about other people.

Mikhail Hutton

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Traction

I recently read a book called “The Orange Code.” It talked a lot about the idea of building a brand around a cause and committing to that cause. It’s been something that speaks to my own life lately as I’ve had several “ah ha” moments about what creates lasting purpose. 

One of the biggest things this book reflected on without actually talking about it was the idea of traction. In simple terms traction is an act of drawing or pulling, a form of influence if you may. In our own lives the things that really matter and will be long lasting should draw or pull other people to that cause as well. It would be up to you to create the vision and the people to make it possible. Many people fail to generate that sort of traction because they have no cause in their lives, nothing that really gets them up in the morning. 

What causes are you pursuing in your life that is bigger than yourself? Are you actually generating traction or are you just sputtering along? If not, what can you do about it? And oh by the way, there can be no cause without commitment and no traction either.

Mikhail Hutton