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What legacy will I leave as a leader? In the final session of my Graduate School immersion course, Dr. Popa posed a question that made me consider this more deeply: “Imagine that it’s 10 years from today and you’re attending a ceremony honoring your org as the ____ of the year. Someone stands to talk of the org and the positive difference it has made in people’s lives. What do you hope they will say? How do you hope it will be remembered on that day?” (Kouzes & Posner, 2012). I love this question and I intend to use it to inspire the leadership philosophies of the young Servant leaders in the Business Career Foundation Program. It’s my intention that their leadership philosophy will be something they can take forth with them as they move onto the next phase of their career.

When I consider this question for myself, it is my hope is that I will be remembered for my legacy of Servant leadership. That I will be remembered as a humble and spirited leader. Someone who sought to know others deeply by bringing heart to all I do. A mother and a wife who did what she could to leave the world a slightly better place for our generations to come. That my children find ImagineCreateServe and my many journals and realize why I loved to write. That I inspired others to tap into their unique, creative spirit. ImagineCreateServe is one way I am articulating this hope for the future. For now though, I’m ready to shift my creative energy for today. I think it is time to pick up my cello after too long and discover how my hands and my mind have not forgotten the deep sound of this majestic instrument.

Food for Thought:

1. What leadership legacy do you hope to leave?
2. For what do you want to be remembered?