17LEGACY

Lives of great men all remind usWe can make our lives sublime,And departing, leave behind usFootprints on the sands of time;Footprints, that perhaps another,Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,Seeing, shall take heart again.Let us, then, be up and doing,With a heart for any fate;Still achieving, still pursuing,Learn to labor and to wait.

—HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

THE MOTTO OF the Napoleon Hill Foundation is, “Making the world a better place in which to live.” If you believe that life has purpose or meaning, then you can leave a legacy that helps make the world a better place.

The decisions that you make—or do not make—will help determine the type of legacy you leave behind. Whether you are part of the ...

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