Legacy Leadership and Sadness

When you really care there’s always the very real danger of incredible sadness. Being a Legacy Leader does not insulate you from that reality. In fact, in times like these, sadness is almost guaranteed. Because the Legacy Leader cares so much, and knowing that so many things are beyond our control, feelings of sadness might be inevitable. How does the Legacy Leader cope? How does one work through these very trying times?

Sadness does not become debilitating until we allow it to take over our thinking frame. And, if we allow our circumstances to dictate our thinking frame, we might get stuck in our sense of despair. To combat this possibility, Legacy Leaders take charge of their thinking frame and adopt a thinking frame that will be more helpful. One of the better thinking frames is the “how can I help” thinking frame. Because of the very difficult circumstances we find ourselves in, it may be difficult to find some immediate actions that will be as productive as we might like. When so much is out of our control, it can often be better to just let others know we are willing to help wherever possible.

Legacy Leaders are get things done people. When getting things done gets darned near impossible, Legacy Leaders look for ways to be useful. That’s why so many Legacy Leaders are now stepping up and lending a hand in so many amazing ways. All you need to do is checkout the myriad posts on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and every news outlet and you’ll see evidence of leaders pitching in to help. So many are in a situation where their organization is shut down but they’ve taken the challenge of making a difference. Legacy Leadership is like that. And though there may be great sorrow and sadness, Legacy Leaders pull it together and do something that will help people. That’s why I’m so stoked about the whole concept of Legacy Leadership!