Gary Vaynerchuk, always says “legacy is greater than currency.” Today you have a responsibility to make sure you leave behind a positive legacy.
In the online world, your life, the data that makes up your online identity is stored forever. Everyone is going to be able to see everything you’ve ever done. Not just now but forever.
Think about this from the perspective of a little kid today. My 9 year old brother has a Facebook now. My little brother is going to have everything about his life from this point on documented online in some form. Crazy right?
I have some new mother Facebook friends and they post pictures of their kids and status updates about what their kids are doing all the time. These kids are having their entire lives documented online from Day One!
Guess what? You’re going to have your life documented online for the rest of your life too.
In the past legacy was for history books, famous people and word of mouth stories from your parents. This is such a huge change from how it used to be. Now everyone has a legacy, and everyone can see it.
When my great, great, grandkids want to see who their great great grandfather was, all they’re going to have to do is go to google (or the future’s equivalent) and type in my name. Realize that!
Leaving a Positive Legacy
You’re the ultimate authority on your online identity. There will likely always be somebody out there who wants to trash you, but if you’ve put enough good stuff online to back up who you are, it won’t matter.
Think about the legacy you’re leaving from time to time.
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