Script Your Legacy: A Guide for the Season of Reflection and New Beginnings
Leaders, as we stand at the threshold of a new season—a time of gratitude and fresh intention—I want to speak directly to the architect within you.
I’ve always believed that a life of leadership is ultimately summarized in a handful of defining statements. This raises a powerful question: Why not choose them now?
What will your legacy statements be?
In my work, I often guide leaders through a transformative exercise: writing out their “preferred best day,” scripting it from morning to night. What this reveals is undeniable: you have a profound capacity to choose. Some choices are tactical, while others are strategic—shaping the very legacy you will leave.
“When you live with intentionality, you know and understand that every day is your time to make a difference.”
As we reflect on the closing year and look to the new one, I want to share the core choices that architect a life of true significance. This is my list of 10 Choices That Define a Life of Significance:
For the leader, significance is this: Making a positive and impactful difference in the lives of others.
We make our choices, and then our choices make us.
Your Turn: A Tool for Transformation
This season of reflection is the ideal time to begin consciously scripting your legacy. But for a leader, intention requires a framework. That’s why I developed the Life & Leadership Journal: 52 Weeks of Purpose, Mastery, & Self-Reflection.
This is not a passive notebook. It is an active guide to help you clarify your “preferred best day,” anchor yourself in gratitude, set intentional goals, and, most importantly, make the daily choices that build a life of impact.
This is the gift that elevates potential.
Move beyond the ordinary this year. Give the gift that forges clarity, purpose, and significance.
The Life & Leadership Journal: 52 Weeks of Purpose, Mastery, & Self-Reflection is the essential tool for:
- The Thanksgiving Season: To ground leadership in gratitude and powerful intention.
- The New Year: To equip a leader to design their most impactful year yet.
Give the gift that communicates, “I believe in your leadership and your legacy.”
This holiday, let’s lead from the front. Let’s choose significance. Let’s build a legacy, one intentional choice at a time.
To your journey,
—Steve
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About the Author
Steve Gutzler is the President of Leadership Quest, a premier leadership development company based in Scottsdale. As a dynamic and highly sought-after speaker, Steve has delivered over 2,500 impactful presentations to renowned organizations such as Microsoft, Starbucks, the Seattle Seahawks, Spotify, Boeing, Cisco, Starwood Hotels, Ritz-Carlton, and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
A published author and thought leader on leadership and emotional intelligence, Steve lives near Scottsdale with his wife, Julie. Together, they cherish time spent with their three adult children and six grandchildren.
