Out Living Us

"Happens to everybody. Horses, dogs, men. Nobody gets out of life alive." - Irving Ravetch

Everyone wants to be remembered, even after they have passed on from this life. For us to be remembered we need to be the best we can, in every way. Play your hardest at a competition, be the one person there with the best sportsmanship, be the hardest and smartest worker, be the person that anyone could rely on, be the friend that you'd want as a friend. Be the horseman that changes so many lives, horses and humans. We don't want just our relatives and friends to remember us, we want the world to. We want to be the person that a total stranger would remember. Well, atleast I know I do.
Remember a little saying I like to tell my students is, "there is no try. You either do it. Or you don't."
I am being the all of the above, I'm not trying.
(The following notes are inserts from http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/creating-a-legacy-project/, you can see the whole article there. Here I've taken what I thought was the most important notes and ideas for you)

Your Own Legacy Project
By nature, this article was all about my work. I try to share by example and with a fair amount of transparency. If it sounds like I’m fairly confident about this subject, I can assure you I’ve made countless mistakes and false starts along the way. I’m pretty sure that’s how it works when you set out to change the world.

Also, I’ve used the example of writing because that’s what I do. Obviously, there are other mediums you can use for a legacy project. My personal hero is a guy who lives in Africa and does free reconstructive surgery for people who lack adequate medical care. I think most people would agree that is an extremely meaningful legacy project. Since it’s probably a good idea to get some training before setting out to do surgery, I chose writing instead.

I also know that I did a lot of unrelated things before I started working on the legacy project. I see those things as prerequisites, not wasteful years. I am far more interested in looking to the future than to the past. All of the things I promote on a regular basis – intentional thinking, questioning expectations, finding your way through the wilderness – are important in this process.

You can do this too, in your own way.

You can make something beautiful that will outlast you.

You can help others in a way that is unique to you.

Things to Think About
I’ll continue telling you the story of how this web site came to be, but this is a good transition point to begin thinking about legacy projects in general. When you set out to create something that will outlast you, there are a number of characteristic you need to consider:

Beneficiaries – who will benefit from the project

Method or Medium – how you will do the work
Output – what will be produced as a result of your work


Metrics – how will success be measured


Future Visualization – how the world will be different because of the project

I am creating my own legacy project through my horsemanship. I want to be apart of this world, not just while I am alive, but forever. Here are my own answers to the questions above:
Beneficiaries - Me and the little group of people who read this and receive lessons or attend workshops from me.
Method or Medium - Writing and through lessons and workshops.
Output - 7 blog posts each week, 2 lessons each week.
Metrics - Followers, emails, and lessons/workshops given.
Future Visualization - Many people will walk away from me with more than twice the knowleagde they came with, horses will be treated better. The art of Natural Horsemanship will live on through many more people, who hopefully will teach it also.

I would love to hear what you have planned. Feel free to answer the questions and comment on here! I'd love to here how you are going to change the world!!

Creating my own legacy project,
                                        ~Kaylee