Dear colleagues, customers and friends,
It's been a privilege to coach a small group of retired executives who committed as a group to write ethical wills to their family members.
"The exercise is not about death. Its about our growth," they said.
Yes! Creating these personal legacy documents always rewards its authors first, with not only a feeling of accomplishment, but with surprises and insights that the very act of writing this kind of letter so often brings about.
I love what author Anne Lamott says about this in her book, Bird by Bird:
“Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do—the actual act of writing—turns out to be the best part.”
Determining a primary focus for an ethical will is essential to set direction and avoid being overwhelmed. Below are three templates, each with a sharp and simple focus. See if they might help you, or a client, get off the blocks and experience the power in the act of creating:
Best to you, from your chief cheerleader in this arena,
