legacy

The work speaks for itself

Sometimes the most meaningful work often happens without recognition. It is built through consistency, integrity, and a willingness to show up, day after day, even when nobody is watching. Not everyone will remember your name. They may not quote you, recommend you, or speak about you publicly but they may remember how you made them think differently. They may lead with greater courage because of a conversation you had together. They may create opportunities for someone else because someone once created one for them. That is the kind of influence I aspire to have because real impact is rarely about being remembered. It is about leaving something behind that continues to make a difference. The work that stands the test of time, even when the spotlight has moved elsewhere.

“One of the biggest mistakes we make is assuming that other people think the way that we think.”
— Burrellism

I will leave a legacy

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I want to leave a legacy because my life matters and my legacy will be passed on by the people that I have met on my journey. My legacy is pouring whatever I have experienced into whoever is listening and that’s proof that I was here. And if at the end of my life I have added something to your life that made you move forward then I contributed towards your journey. Whenever anyone asks about your journey, you will tell them about this guy you met and that’s how we as people have survived for centuries. My forefathers withstood slavery and so many other atrocities because in the mindst of all the horrendous things we experienced, we still clapped our hands and sang our songs. We still managed to be creative and we are still here! My people have been through lynching, rapes, burnings and killings. My legacy is that we danced and sang and survived. We had opposition, trouble and tears, and I don’t have to write anymore about that.

Agony will always find you on its own, its ecstacy and happiness that has to have your name on it. I’m sending you the potential to go beyond agony to the ecstacy of fulfilling everything you were created to be and that’s my legacy. It’s in the people that heard me, it’s in my children, it’s in my friends and colleagues. I write like I speak and it always sounds like I am having a conversation with a friend. I’m easy to find both online and offline, and if you can't find me it’s because I’m dead. I will be fruitful as long as I’m alive and can move, making the best use of my resources and time.