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WEEK FIFTY

Hello and welcome to Week Fifty of The Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan.

This week Jim and Chris share on the Importance of a Spiritual Legacy and an Impact

Legacy. After reviewing their notes, I was reminded of my dad. My dad passed away just

over 10 years ago, and naturally I still miss him.

My dad was quiet and well-liked by everyone who knew him. If I had to best describe his

attributes I would say he was honest, friendly, positive, giving and hard-working. He

never judged others (except in a positive light), nor did he put his beliefs on others

(although he had strong convictions). On numerous occasions after I was grown, I would

be told by different friends or acquaintances of my dad things like; "Your dad was my

best friend", "Your dad was the most honest person I've ever known", or "Your dad

walked his talk", etc. As a kid, I remember many times walking by his bedroom and

seeing him on his knees saying his evening bedtime prayers.

Fortunately my wife met my dad and was able to get to know him. Unfortunately, he

passed away before either of my kids were born. Yet his spirit and his legacy still live

today, and they appear in so many tangible ways.

I see my dad every day in my daughter's soft heart, love for animals and all of life and her

caring personality. He is in my son's smile, love of sports along with my dad being his

namesake (his middle name is Warren).

My dad didn't talk a lot about his beliefs, but he certainly lived them. Warren Wilson's

life and legacy has had an effervescent effect on everyone that knew him. The world and

those who knew him are so much better because of the life he chose to live and the

decisions he made - the legacy he left.

He is still with me in spirit, and is loved very much! And for the legacy he left to me and

my family, I will always be a very blessed and appreciative son.

Have a great week!

Kyle

“Material success may result in the accumulation of possessions; but only

spiritual success will enable you to enjoy them.”

-- Nido Qubein

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LEAVING A LEGACY

Jim Rohn's Twelfth Pillar of Success: Leaving A Legacy, Part

Three - The Importance of a Spiritual Legacy and an Impact

Legacy

Hi, Jim Rohn here. This month we focus on leaving a legacy. Here is an overview of the

month.

1. A Life Well-Lived. Week one of this month covered the importance of leaving a

legacy of a life well-lived. We learned how our lives impact all those who follow behind

us. We also introduced the topics we will review during the month.

2. Principles to Live By. Last week we covered key principles to live by that will help

you leave a legacy. These will be the foundations of a life that leaves an impact on others.

The principles we live by are the basis for the kind of legacy we will leave behind. We

will also begin our how-to's by looking at how to leave a relational legacy. All of life is

based on relationships, and we choose what direction those relationships go. We can live

our lives in such a way that when we are gone, people are impacted by the relational

legacy we left behind.

3. The Importance of a Spiritual Legacy and an Impact Legacy. This week will cover

both how to leave a spiritual legacy as well as how to leave an "impact legacy." The core

of who we are as individuals is spiritual. We were created with the intention of relating to

God through our spiritual life. One of the greatest gifts we can leave behind is a spiritual

example and legacy. We will also talk about how to leave a life legacy that impacts

people. There are those who live on this earth and then just disappear, leaving little more

than a trace. Then there are others who by their legacy, live on through others for years to

come. We will talk about how to be the latter.

4. Financial Legacy. In week four we will look at leaving a business legacy, a financial

legacy and a family legacy. We will see how the businesses we operate have a deeper

impact than we might have imagined. We will talk about establishing a strong financial

base that will provide for others long-term. We will also look at one of the most

important aspects of legacy, those we touch most deeply--our family.

So let's talk about the topics for this week!

Leaving a Spiritual Legacy

As listed above, we will talk about a financial legacy next week – something that many

people strive for; that is important indeed. But even more important, in fact most

important in my mind, is a spiritual legacy.

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What is a spiritual legacy? It is the kind of spiritual life you instill in your children, your

spouse, friends, co-workers and relatives. It is also the example you set for them to

follow.

As many of you are aware after reading just a portion of my writings, or from listening to

my audio programs, the profound impact that my own parents had on me is obvious. And

the most important legacy they left for me was a spiritual legacy--my faith.

We live in a world that focuses on the material. Of course that is where we live and the

material world is important. But even more important is our spiritual world. The fact is

that we are going to spend a lot more time in our spiritual existence than we are in our

temporal home on this earth. That idea alone should motivate us to spend more energy on

our own spiritual lives and the legacy we leave for others.

Let’s take some time this week to give some thought and reflection on how to leave a

dynamic spiritual legacy, but one brief note before we do. I am writing this from the

perspective of my own faith, Christianity. I recognize and appreciate those of you who

may not share my faith. I simply ask if I use language in the following paragraphs that is

specific to Christianity, that you would take the principles and the philosophy and apply

it to your specific situation.

Here are some principles for leaving a spiritual legacy:

1. Understand that you are a spiritual person. You have a body, yes. You also have a

mind, will and emotions. You can’t see them, but they are there. You also have a spiritual

core – a soul if you will, that is every bit as much a part of you as your left arm is. You

may not see it, and society may not place a high value on it, but you are – at your core – a

spiritual person as much as you are a physical person. In fact, when your physical body

dies, your spiritual “body” will live on. Because of this, commit to a dynamic spiritual

life yourself.

2. To be a wealthy person you must commit time and energy to making money and

wise investments. To be a healthy person you must commit time and energy to

exercising and eating right. To be an intelligent person you must commit time and energy

to learning, memorizing and studying. To be a spiritual person you must commit time and

energy to developing your spiritual person through spiritual disciplines. If you don’t

commit to this, and discipline yourself the same way you would in other areas of life, you

will not achieve growth in your spiritual life.

3. Study the scriptures and internalize them. The wealth of

knowledge that I have found in the Bible is incalculable. It is

immeasurable, and it is invaluable. So much of my philosophy for

life, work and business comes from a foundation the Bible and its

teachings have provided. My parents taught me at an early age to

study the Bible and to internalize it through memorizing both

chapter and verse, as well as the concepts they contained. Words

cannot describe how important that has been to me in my life. If

you want to become financially wise you would read the Wall

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Street Journal and books on investing so you can gain knowledge. If you want spiritual

knowledge you must study the scriptures. But don’t just study them, make them a part of

who you are.

4. Follow the Golden Rule . Perhaps the most well known concept from the Bible is the

Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." It seems obvious to

me that the reason it is so well known is because it is so applicable. It is something that

anyone can hold up as a goal for their life and conduct. And in doing so, it will make you

a more spiritual person because it will cause you to value people more and be more

concerned for their needs.

5. Be a “pray-er” as well as a doer. There is an old saying that you should pray like it

depends on God and act like it depends on you. That is good advice and we would do

well to take heed of it. Unfortunately, I think many people ignore what I view to be a

tremendous source of strength--prayer. I do not mean elaborate prayers. I mean straight

and simple reflection and communication with God. It is powerful when you are doing

the best you can and then letting God take care of the rest.

6. Be involved in a community of faith. One of the things I hear when I talk with people

is the complaint that churches are full of hypocrites. Well, I know that people are not

perfect. I know that people do things they shouldn’t, even in the name of God. But I also

know that there are millions of good-willed and good-hearted people in the world who

are a part of a local community of faith and who can potentially bring a great deal of

good to you if you had a relationship with them. When you find the right one – and it

may take some looking – you will benefit by belonging to a community of faith.

7. Keep an eternal perspective. Sometimes people take life too seriously. They forget

that the day will come when it will be time to pack up all the marbles, hand them to the

person who comes after them and go home. We would do well to remember that this life

is short. Yes, it is important – very important – but it is also temporal. It isn’t going to

last. The only thing that lasts is the legacy that you create, develop and leave for those

who come after you.

8. Take your children to church . I love what my good friend Zig

Ziglar says when asked why parents should take their children to

church: “Parents should take their children to church for the same

reason they should make them eat broccoli--because it’s good for

them!” I truly believe that a good moral, religious and spiritual

foundation that teaches the concepts of the Bible and how to have a

relationship with God are absolutely essential for the human life,

especially if you take a look around at what is going on in the world

today – more now than ever before. Yes, parents are the primary

instructors of their children, but involvement in a good church will

provide a tremendous support system.

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