Use this Tool to Create an IMPACT Legacy

Making an IMPACT seems to be at the heart of most people’s purpose in life. Leaving a mark on the lives of those you have touched, is where the legacy comes to play. In this blog, I share stories of people and situations that have made an impact on my life. The day I died, a mentor who shared tough words, a mentor who encouraged, or a the beauty of a daughter.
 
Many people can recall people and events when asked, but most need time to reflect to uncover and sift through all those impactful moments to find those that are truly meaningful.
 
Through this blog, it is my hope to help foster and promote an IMPACT Culture. If we are going to live in a culture where IMPACT is desired, then we must change our mindset and embrace those who have impacted us and be intentional in recognizing how we have grown and been impacted by them. 
 
It is then up to us to honor those by living the IMPACT Culture and realizing that everything we do impacts others. Whether positive or negative depends upon you. Beginning intentional is what the IMPACT Culture is all about. 
 
IMPACT Legacy
This is a tool I use to help people understand the power of IMPACT. To help people take time to reflect on their past experiences and how they have shaped you as well as how you have used that to IMPACT others. 
 
Often, during the reflection, people uncover ways that people impacted them but only after the reflection and not at that moment. This realization becomes the true impact in their lives, as they understand what was missed and the true value in that relationship.
 
Let’s take a look at the tool.
 
Recognizing IMPACT
Spend time thinking about people in your life that made an impact on you. Maybe it was an event or situation, more than a specific individual.
 
The impact might have been a negative experience that fueled a change in you or pushed you down a different path that what was originally before you.
 
Identify that IMPACT.
 
Now, peel back the onion and the superficial layers and identify where the deep impact happened.  What imprint did the person or situation leave on you?
 
IMPACT on You
So, what changed in your life? How did this impact change how you see the world, how you approach your day, or how you see others?
 
Make the connection. Look for the ways that can be tied back to that impact to see the fingerprints left behind in your life.
 
Your Turn to IMPACT
This is where it gets tricky. We are raised to be humble. To dismiss our impact and leave it to others to recognize.
 
Take time to unpack where you are impacting others. Who is impacted by you and what you do? As you open your mind and loosen the self-induced restrictions, that list will grow as you realize how many people you actually impact.
 
Choose a person or group that you feel you impact most. 
 
Dig deep. How are you impacting them? Where are you passing on a gift to them…the gift of IMPACT? How is their life changing because you are connected to them?
 
The IMPACT Culture
This is what it’s about. Being a Person of IMPACT. Living a life of IMPACT so that we can help make the world a better place.
 
Download the IMPACT Legacy Tool and go through the process. Share it with others. Take time to honor those who have impacted your life and take pride in how you impact others. Creating an IMPACT Culture starts with you and by doing so, we will make the world a better place, Beyond Today.

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