“Our days are numbered. One of the primary goals in our lives should be to prepare for our last day. The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives. What preparations should we be making now? The greatest waste in all of our earth, which cannot be recycled or reclaimed, is our waste of the time that God has given us each day.” Billy Graham
Our days are numbered.
It is something we all know, but struggle with really knowing how to make that concept come alive in the midst of our busy lives.
How can we possibly be concerned with leaving a legacy and making our days count, when often we are simply trying to survive and get everything done that we need to?
Many times we think that leaving a legacy means that we have to be older and mature or having done something great to be able to pass on. I love what the quote above says:
“The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives”
Age doesn’t matter.
Experience doesn’t matter
Knowledge doesn’t matter
What you own doesn’t matter
The amount of wealth doesn’t matter
Your accomplishments don’t matter
What matters is how we intentionally live each day to make a difference.
We all have the opportunity to begin leaving a legacy today.
It is in the how we live.
We as every day leaders choose to invest in the life of another through what we model, how we love, and how we walk each of those numbered days. It is daily that we can make a difference in the lives of others. It may even be a difference that can impact generations.
This is how we make each of our days count. This is how we leave a legacy, the legacy that is not based on your age, your experience, your knowledge, your possessions or wealth, or anything great thing you have done but instead based on…
How you live.
Your legacy is the footprint you leave in the lives that you touch
Everyday leaders know that our days are numbered. This is why we intentionally live our lives and take advantage of every opportunity God gives us, to leave a legacy.
Intentionally making each day count. Touching lives. Making a difference. That’s what everyday leaders do.
The Every Day Leader 
That was a great comment and so true. I loved the hide and seek analogy.
Perhaps one of the reasons why it is so challenging to think about legacy is a human fear of thinking about future. Like if we don’t think about that, it won’t come:) Similar to hide and seek little kids are playing, when they close their eyes, genuinely believing if they dont’ see, no one will see them.
To live life with intention and leaving a meaningful legacy, which is something I relate completely with, requires constant self awareness and comprehension of surroundings. Thank you for sharing this perspective with the world:)