Legacy Cafe Podcast

#24 Genealogy: Finding Truths and Family Weirdos

Do you know where your great grandparents came from? Or what they did to live? Or where their kids went and what they did?

You might consider becoming a junior genealogist like me.

Genealogy? The dictionary says it’s “a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor”.

I knew my great grandparents came from Ireland… but that’s all I knew. Working with a genealogist for 15 minutes I learned they landed in Halifax in 1869, the name of their ship, and the names of the seven kids they brought with them. And as we followed that ‘line of descent’, I learned the names of the next five kids they had, including my grandfather.

Join me and Billie Fogarty, President of the Association of Professional Genealogists as we learn about family trees, branches, leaves… and the stories they tell. And if you start your line of descent, have the Kleenex ready!

#23 Attention Grandparents! Share the wisdom of the ages

Starting his career in the early 1900’s, my grandpa was a cowboy, a champion curler, and a beer salesman. But I never learned any of his stories, or wisdom.

I spent some time with him in the 60’s, but I was too young to ask: “Grandpa, what do you believe in? What advice would you give me?”

75 yr. old grandpa, John Boden, won’t let the opportunity to talk to his grandchildren escape. He’s ensuring they hear his wisdom, ideas, opinions and stories. He wants to stir their young minds so they become a little wiser, a better person… and maybe grow up to lead happy and successful lives.

John’s website is a weekly ‘must-watch, must-read’ by thousands of kids at grandpathephilosopher.com

Are you a grandparent? Isn’t it time to ensure your wisdom and stories reach your grandchildren… and great grandchildren, and…

#22 The Core of StoryCorps

I had a brilliant idea once. Put up an ‘interview tent’ in a busy city and invite passers-by to come in and tell their stories.

I didn’t do it.

But StoryCorps did! 15 years later they’ve collected stories from over a quarter of a million people, each telling stories about their lives, archiving their wisdom to be heard from one generation to the next.

Their Mission? Preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.

Join me in this energetic chat with Emily Janssen. Associate Director of StoryCorps. And then watch for that Airstream trailer!

#21 Create a Legacy of Your Core Values

Scott Jeffrey helps  CEOs and entrepreneurs reach their full potential. And the key is that they must know their Core Values.

Do you know your core values? What's the real benefit of knowing yours... as well as others around you knowing theirs?

Scott takes us through a seven-step process to discover our core values. We start with a clean slate... and keep drilling. When we're finished here, and with the joy of more clarity, accept Scott's free gifts to continue your journey.

#20 Be a better leader, and the legacies will follow

N 1982 Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner set out to understand those times when leaders performed their personal best.  What emerged were five fundamental practices common to extraordinary leadership.

Great leaders model the way, share their vision, challenge the process, enable others… and encourage the heart.

And that kind of leadership leads to extraordinary legacies.

But first, what’s a leader look like? What do they exhibit?

And do all of us have leadership potential? (This one surprised me).

Join Jim and I… for even this chat will make us better leaders!

#19 I'm not worried about aging...because one day i'll be an elder

#18 So, What's the Story of This Shrapnel?

My father was nearly killed by a piece of shrapnel long before he landed on France’s beaches. The bomb landed next door, the shrapnel embedded itself in the wall, just above his head. Dad looked at that shrapnel as good luck and put it in his kit bag.

I grew up with that shrapnel in the living room. Dad had it mounted with the words “Close Call. Aldershot, England, 1942”. But until only a few years ago I didn’t know its story, so I asked him, and he told me.

Want your storyteller’s tales? Ask them about the letters, pictures, paintings, trophies… and listen as the stories rush out. Listen to our panelists stories.

#17 Create a Legacy by Living a Life of Purpose

#16 Women & Legacies

#15 Creating Legacies with the Golden Rule