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Michael Jackson, originally uploaded by houlouis.
The King of Pop. Thriller. The White glove. The Leather jacket. The moonwalk. Michael Jackson was one of the greatest entertainers and most influential artist to ever live. As I learned of his DEATH I began to think about the imprint that his LIFE made on so many people.
As a personal brand strategist I think in terms of legacy and human currency versus just dollars. There was a point in time where I thought it was more important to sell a million books then it hit me that it was more important to change a million lives, thus my mission changed to, ‘To inspire a million people to live a life of significance.
Let Michael Jackson life as an entertainer challenge you to think about the imprint that your life will leave. My question to you is what is your legacy? Your answer will be determined by what history says about the quality of life you lived.
Remember your life will be defined by the Dash ( -).
Wow… this is an excellent post. Many of us are so focused on surviving and dealing with issues that we don’t take the necessary time to consider what our legacy will be or should be. It is more important to impact many lives than to make a ton of money. Now if you can impact lives while making money in order to pay your bills, get out of debt, help others and live comfortably - then that is a measure of success.
I’ve written a post about my thoughts on Michael’s life, death and legacy. Hopefully it will help to continue this coversation.
http://www.allenpaulweaveriii.com/2009/06/30/the-death-of-michael-jackson/
Allen WeaverJuly 1st, 2009 at 8:05 am