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The Legacy Drawing Board
by Ronald L. Fong
This podcast is a journey that explores how design is essential to legacy building. The principles of good design will shape and direct your legacy into a work that will touch your family, friends, and business associates with your unique enduring message. We all leave legacies. Are you designing the one that you want to leave? email: [email protected]
Episodes
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S5E3: Estrangement
About 1 in 10 adult children are severing relationships with their parents. Parents are left shocked and confused. Listen to understand the driving factors and how storytelling can keep your family intact and you relevant in your children's lives. Your legacy is not your children; it is the...
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S5E2: Show, tell, and do
Move beyond show and tell and embrace show, tell, and do. Align your thoughts, words, and deeds to delivery a clear and consistent message. Virtue signaling is not virtuous. When you show, do you display and do you reveal? The former is transactional; the latter is relational. Design your story…
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S5E1: Autumn reflections
Autumn marks the transition to shorter days and cooler temperatures. The laziness of summer gives way to the resumption of school schedules and work loads. It is a time of harvest, to bring forth the fruits of seeds planted in the spring. Your legacy is a labor of love. Take the time to reflect…
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S4E46: How to pass along your legacy
You were never meant to carry on another's legacy. Legacies can inspire and encourage. They can point to a direction, but not determine a destination. How you deliver your legacy matters. It is part of the message. Listen to ensure your legacy is a blessing, not a burden.
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S4E45: Platforms and stages
Have you built your legacy on a platform or a stage? Does your legacy facilitate exchanges and participations or passive viewing and listening? Listen to see the difference between a platform and a stage and how that difference influences the impact and direction of your legacy.
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S4E44: Legacycana
Americana is the tapestry of our collective history, folklore and culture. It identifies, unites, and inspires us to go west and to the moon. What is the collective history, story, and culture of your legacy? Listen to explore and to articulate the cultural artifacts and symbols that characterize...
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S4E43: The flow of water
"Water seeks its own level." "Still waters run deep." Water's physical properties direct the nature of its flow. Water's function is dependent on its movement in controlled measures. What is the nature of your legacy's flow? How are you directing its flow? Listen to explore the path your legacy…
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S4E42: Crossing the Rubicon
Our legacy is more than than what we did. It is also what we did not do. Guidelines and standards help us navigate through temptations and peer pressure. As you build you legacy, have you clearly demarcated the lines you will not cross? Your character and legacy are defined by your adherence and...
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S4E41: Patience
Patience is a virtue and a gift. When you practice patience, you gift others the space to grow. Patience is not passive waiting. It is a unselfish decision to allow others to find their place at their own pace. Patience enriches storytelling by supporting deep interactions and appreciating…
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S4E40: Jaclyn Orent interview
Jaclyn Orent, co-founder and CEO of Cultural Catalysts Network, provides practical insights to the seasoned corporate leader to the recent high school graduate on how to improve the world by mastering self. Listen to see how sharing your vision, compassion, and energy will widen your scope and...
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S4E39: Shepherd leadership
Shepherd leadership is a better model than servant leadership. The servant model detracts from leadership by its redundancy, passivity, and limited scope. If you are not willing to serve, you are unfit to lead. Shepherds are proactive protectors who do not wait for instructions to lead their…
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S4E38: Building a house without nails
The Japanese art/architecture form of kigumi builds houses without nails. Nail-less structures have the space and flexibility to absorb the shock of earthquakes, are less likely to have wood splitting from changes in humidity, and accommodate seamless assembly and replacement. Have you built your...
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S4E37: Aging alone
Approximately 12.5 million Americans are solo agers. Some never planned to spend their latter years alone. Changing trends in active disengagement reduce the reach of our social networks and strain community cohesion. Many will be left wondering what their legacy will be. Listen to transition…
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S4E36: Grace and mercy
We are flawed beings who stumble on our journeys. Often, we looked for a way to correct our course. We can supply each other with that by designing offramps of grace and mercy. Listen to be a beacon of humanity to those who are at points of great need.
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S4E35 Danielle Phillips interview
Danielle Philips created the They Were Here Foundation to build a legacy for her daughter Angelina, who died from cancer. The foundation provides a space for grieving individuals to keep the voices of departed loved ones alive through storytelling. Listen to hear how others are choosing to honor...
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S4E34: Choose a wood bat to take your swings in life
A composite baseball bat is a technological wonder that compensates for a hitter's limited skill by producing towering homeruns that surprise even the hitter. A wooden bat is less forgiving when the hitter fails to execute. Contact at the wrong place can lead to a spray of wood in the field with...
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S4E33: Your legacy as cinema
Explore your legacy as cinema. Produce your life story as a filmmaker. Develop a script from a vision, "cast" the people in your life by building meaningful relationships, and collaborate with other artists to enrich and to clarify your story. Make your legacy the best picture possible.
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S4E32 Stained glass legacy
Stained glass was referred to as the "Bible of the poor." We can use the process of creating stain glass as a model for designing and building our legacies. Is your legacy accessible and understandable to the masses? Does it reflect, reflect, and diffract sunlight into a dance that fills dark…
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S4E31: Systems designs, system failures
Garbage in, garbage out. This is the essence of system designs. Pivot to beauty in, beauty out for your legacy design. Listen to blend and balance design concepts from art and engineering to build your intended legacy and a reserve for recentering it when things go awry.
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S4E30: Biblical mentorship
Who are your role models for mentorship as you begin to mentor? The Bible provides us with five examples of men who fulfilled the fundamental responsibility of mentorship: protecting the mentee. Initially, this will be from external threats. As the relationship matures, the mentor will need to...
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S4E29: Legacy fitness evaluation
It's important to pause from legacy building to legacy evaluation. Set aside time to reflect and to ask others about your legacy. How fit is it in terms of delivering your message and touching the lives of others? Examine it for its strength, flexibility, mobility, and balance.
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S4E28: The four kinds of people you need in your life
Writer Farley Ledgerwood identified the four kinds of people you need in your life: 👤 The person who won't let you quit. 👤 The person who won't let you pretend. 👤 The person who makes you feel less alone just by existing. 👤 The person who knew you before the armor. Listen to examine your...
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S4E27: Indicatives and imperatives
Do you show before you tell? Have you established your identity before assuming responsibilities? Listen to appreciate the importance of placing indicatives before imperatives in your legacy design and building. Doing so will position your legacy to empower than to burden.
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S4E26: Your greatest strength is your greatest weakness.
Persistent or stubborn? Collaborative or indecisive? Honest or indiscreet? How you channel your core energy will either build or destroy. Listen to design a path for your essence to engage others in sharing a clear and consistent message.
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S4E25: Your children's spouses
How do you view your children's spouses? Do you consider them in-laws or on as your own children? Listen to prepare for this family addition with open arms, open hearts, and an enduring loving message of acceptance.
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S4E24: Love is faith in action
Will people know your faith by your works? And, are works grounded in loving others? Listen to begin examining how you are living your faith and how your works shape your legacy.
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S4E23: Your legacy's function
Money has three fundamental functions: it is a medium of exchange, a unit of account/measure of value, and a store of value. Have you examined the function of your legacy? Does it promote dialogue, be held up as a standard for living, or continue to influence people after you are gone? Listen to...
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S4E22: The kingdom of your legacy
Your legacy is your kingdom. How do you treat your subjects: your hopes, dreams, fears, and your message? Listen to understand whether your rule or govern and what will be the lasting impact of your reign.
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S4E21: Barefoot legacy
Running barefoot improves form because we receive unmediated input from the ground. As we build our legacies, are we taking the time to go barefoot to ensure our perceptions are aligning with the truth? Listen to let your legacy run a better course by shedding comfort for the fullness of life.
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S4E20: Who is your "and?"
Your legacy. Your story. Yet, who are the individuals who are part of the story, who have contributed to expanding your vision, and shared in the labor of telling it? We have examples of the value of partnerships in business, the arts, and in sports. Have you identified and thanked those who…
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S4E19: Amanda Moss interview
I interview Amanda Moss, founder of AMG Creative, a marketing and design studio for small businesses. She shares how she developed AMG from her work with museums and as a photographer. Amanda has a passion to connect with people who have a mission, but are unsure how to clarify and amplify their...
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S4E18: Victor Varnado interview
My guest, Victor Varnado, discusses how AI lower barriers for people to produce artistic content. He is a New Yorker cartoonist, filmmaker, and comedian. He has developed AI platforms for education and his mission is to make creativity accessible for all.
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S4E17: Parenting adult children
Parenthood matures you through joyous challenges. Among the challenges is the art of giving of self without being intrusive. Your child will always need you as a parent, but the seasons of life shape and direct those needs. Listen to build a relationship with your child that will last beyond your...
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S4E16: Designing a College
The options for college have increased with more online offerings. With increasing costs and a tough job market, what is the value of a college education? How does the growth of AI impact higher education and skill acquisition? Listen to this episode to start the exercise of designing a college....
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S4E15: Jermaine Ee interview
I interview Jermaine Ee, founder of HeirLight, an app for writing your will. Jermaine developed this platform to help people achieve clarity in their decisions regarding loved ones. He defines clarity as love in action. We discuss how different generations view death and their comfort level in...
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S4E14: Amalgamation and synergism
Once your bring people or elements together, what happens? Do you elevate those involved to bring about a mutually beneficial experience? Have you increased the lead when you pass the baton? Your legacy has the power to unite people and inspire them to go in directions previously unimagined.…
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S4E13: Character and reputation
Your character is the story you tell to an audience of one: you. Your reputation is how others choose to edit your story. Take the time to craft your story with a strong singular voice that can withstand the harshness of envy and pettiness. Listen to understand how the dynamic between character…
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S4E12: Kintsugi
When you are faced with imperfection in life, do you hide it? Or, do you work with the imperfection and see it as an opportunity to expand possibilities? Kintsugi is the Japanese art form that repairs cracks in pottery with lacquer mixed with precious metals. Imagine applying this art form to…
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S4E11: Happiness, joy, and contentment
Are you seeking happiness, joy, or contentment? This episode defines the differences among the three and makes the case of why joy and contentment are vital to building a lasting legacy.
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S4E10: What is your legacy's portfolio?
A portfolio is a collection of documents. It can pertain to your financial investments or your artistic works. The function of a portfolio is to provide clarity regarding the direction and pace of your journey towards a goal. Have you reviewed the contents of your legacy's portfolio to evaluate…
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S4E9: What is your legacy's map?
Maps provides us with location and orientation. They help us explore and understand around us. They provide a path to progress. Maps deliver a clear message as to what we need to get from here to there. Does your legacy have the clarity of a map? Are others able to journey through your world with...
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S4E8: Finding the heart of your story
Rhea Wessel, founder of The Institute for Thought Leadership, provides three steps to find the heart of your story for thought leadership. 1. Listen for the signal. 2. Find the core shift. 3. Frame the tension. These steps can be extended to telling the story of your legacy. I discuss how these...
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S4E7: Using AI to design your legacy
AI users are reshaping the entertainment industry. More AI-generated content is associated with less work for humans. The entertainment industry is driven by storytelling. I asked AI to provide me with an outline for an episode of this podcast. I share the AI-generated content and comment on the...
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S4E6: Scope, scale, and magnitude
Endeavors are framed by time, cost, and scope. Then, you have to align scope with scale and magnitude. As you design and build your legacy, begin with what you can and cannot do and what you should do. Do not view containment as limiting, but as a means to distill and to streamline. Doing so will...
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S4E5: Tools of clarification
No clarity, no leadership. No leadership, no legacy. As we strive to increase clarity in our messaging, we need to ensure we have the proper tools for this endeavor. Began with self-examination with others to align what you think you are saying and what is being said and heard. Next, assess your...
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S4E4: Anger
Anger can quickly escalate from mild irritation to rage. A lifetime of good can be marred by a moment of mindless savagery. What are the safeguards you have designed to ensure your anger does not have the last word in your legacy?
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S4E3: Empty nester, from CEO to consultant
Parents, as you prepare for your last child to leave home and become an empty nester, take a page from the workplace to ease this painful stage. You are transitioning from CEO to consultant. Be proactive and design a succession process that will lead you from final decision-maker to trusted...
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S4E2: Puff, Hobbes, and Woody: Icons of imagination
Imagination is a tool for innovation. It is a telescope that lets us see new worlds. It is a compass that plots the course for adventure. It is the ship that sails the Seven Seas of our minds. Our childhood toys came alive through our imagination. Revisit and reconnect with your childhood...
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S4E1: The companionship of solitude
There is a difference between loneliness and being alone. Prioritizing time for self is necessary to reflect on patterns of growth and to declutter distractions that take away from the clarity and impact of our messages. We cannot have anything to give to others when we have not started by giving...
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S3E46: From truth to goodness to beauty
Beauty catches the eye and stirs the heart. True beauty edifies us because it starts with the truth, progresses to goodness, and completes the journey to beauty. When we are struck by beauty, we should pause and look for the truth and goodness that reside within. I encourage you to build your...
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This podcast is a journey that explores how design is essential to legacy building. The principles of good design will shape and direct your legacy into a work that will touch your family, friends, and business associates with your unique enduring message. We all leave legacies. Are you designing the one that you want to leave? email: [email protected]
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Ronald L. Fong
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