EP #151: Your Meaningful Legacy with Denise Logan
We all have to work for something in life. Have you ever asked yourself what that is?
It can be easy to work for years, even decades, without considering why outside of money. There are times in life when we are under-motivated, stressed, or even depressed. These are unavoidable. However, you can do more to make an impact along the way.
Your time for work will end someday but that’s the only thing you can be sure of. In the meantime, you can the best with what you have. Don’t get to the end unexpectedly and have nothing for which to show. Denise Logan has had many roles in her life but most recently, she is a business consultant and speaker on all things legacy. Her stories are engaging and her message will inspire you to define your legacy now.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
How Denise found out she was a motivator
Why integrity is meaningful to Denise
How Denise left the law field
The importance of work, money, and meaning
What is thanatology
About awkward looks from a speaker’s audience
How a small comment can make a huge impact
How a business owner can find meeting outside of work
Some things that business provides outside of money
About Denise’s travels in a motorhome
How Denise learned about the processing of milk
How you can find meaning in your work
What Denise thinks about legacy
Why Denise doesn’t want to waste time in life
Why you should consider how many weeks you have left in life
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“I found myself outraged as a 5th grader.” - Denise Logan
“We took that business to the market 3 times.” - Denise Logan
“Where do we find meaning?” - Denise Logan
“As a culture, we tend to think about legacy in terms of money.” - Denise Logan
“What if you run out of time before you run out of money?” - Denise Logan
“Purpose can hang people up a lot.” - Denise Logan
“My words were echoing to her and kept her inspired.” - Denise Logan speaking about someone she inspired without knowing it
“We are creating a legacy that will outlast us. Is it the one that you want?” - Denise Logan
“It is so easy for us to make off-hand remarks when we are not intentional about the life we are living.” - Denise Logan
“They think that the only place they are making an impact is in their work.” - Denise Logan
“What does work provide for you?” - Denise Logan
“Doing work in a way that is enduring rather than thriving…” - Denise Logan
“We have to change the mindset or we have to take the work.” - Denise Logan
“‘Cuz farming starts way earlier than lawyering.” - Denise Logan
“I could not believe everything that went into the making of milk.” - Denise Logan
“Suddenly, I saw how everyone’s work matters.” - Denise Logan
“I didn’t know what was next for me.” - Denise Logan
“I chose the dairy farm because I’m scared of chickens.” - Denise Logan
“I wish I had the perspective then that I have now about how the words that I use make an impact on people.” - Denise Logan
“I was a hard difficult person.” - Denise Logan speaking about her law career
“Begin with the end in mind.” - Denise Logan quoting Stephen Covey
“The reality is every one of us will leave out work at some point - voluntarily or involuntarily.” - Denise Logan
“Business owners are under the misperception that when the time comes they will know.” - Denise Logan speaking about people leaving their business
“What is the date on which you will die?” - Denise Logan
“I do not believe we were born to make money and buy stuff.” - Denise Logan
“You are writing a book. You are not writing the book.” - Denise Logan
“If I need to make the big thing - the marker for my life, I feel pressure around that and that can inhibit me from doing the very next thing.” - Denise Logan
“What do you do with the skills and talents that I have invested in you.” - Denise Logan on what she’ll be asked someday by her maker
“You can always do something great with the time you have left.” - Bob DePasquale
“Now I know why you got burnt out on law..” - Bob DePasquale
Resources In Today's Episode:
The Sellers Journey - Denise’s Book
“Speak Life” by TobyMac
Bob’s Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
This week’s E-Impact Blog Entry
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