"If you want to you'll find a reason, if you don't you'll find an excuse" (Jim Cohn)

One year ago I launched our Living Legacy End of Life Planning Service... or more better termed... helping you get your affairs in order to make space for your life yet to live and planning for the ‘what ifs’ that may come along the way.

8 years ago, 27th August 2016, I had an accident that could have had fatal consequences. I have lived to tell the tale and am determined to help others, given that a 'what if' already happened to me. Read on here 

I had an interesting meeting today with a business advisor. We were speaking of the importance of being clear on the 'why' we do things - for life, for business, for daily choices. While I definitely agree, in our recent annual Advanced Planning Survey one of the interesting insights was the reasons people have their 'why nots' in preparing their wishes and putting their plans in place.

53% of respondents have had a bereavement in the previous 5 years, 29% would have liked to know their loved ones end of life care presences, 26% to know their funeral wishes, 23% their online account information, 24% their belongings and what do with them. Yet 42% of the 75 people who took part in our survey haven't yet started working on putting their own end of life plans in place. We may have opinions on what others should do but we first must start with ourselves.

So why not start?

Over the past 12 months I have learned so much about the process of getting my plans in place, even after I got my own updated. Yet I'm now ready to review and update again. I like to think this will be a yearly occurrence as our lives change sometimes without us fully appreciating the changes, so a good idea to schedule an annual review. Our plans are always evolving, whether it be for goals, or indeed for our final wishes, that there is no definitive until the end. Through test and reflect, we will figure out what we really want. It won't be perfect the first time, but by getting started and taking those first steps and drafting our plans you will be able to reflect, update, and refine to a closer version of your vision, to help you clarify the why your life has been and why you still want to achieve all the things you dream.

Reach out to book a call to discuss what supports you need.

My 'why' in creating Living Legacy is so others don't get caught out with a 'what if', but also to encourage more people to really appreciate the value of living life fully rather than getting stuck in avoidance or doubt.

I would love to learn your why, and when you're ready, to help you navigate the journey to getting your first draft review of your life and your plans in place.

Jennifer McConnell (Founder of Living Legacy)

Our Living Legacy Conversations pilot season is now complete and we invite you listen back on YouTube @livinglegacy_ie

We appreciate you subscribing and also invite you to share with your network, to encourage more people to consider getting their plans in place.

Thanks to our guests:

1. Jodi Wellman, author of 'You Only Die Once - How to Make it to the End with No Regrets' and Founder of Four Thousand Mondays (www.fourthousandmondays.com) - Get her Book here 

2. Kate Hufnagel, Founder of The Digital Wrangler has a new Business Succession programme to help business owners gather all data to keep it secure and accessible for those that follow. https://www.thedigitalwrangler.com

3. Sarah Reynolds, Founder of Organised Chaos and Author of Organised has a new Kitchen Decluttering Programme

4. Ross Steele, Founder of Omega, is launching a new Fitness and Mindset Programme - Thrive 85 - a programme over 85 days (12 weeks) - Join the Waitlist

5. Caraldine Nolan, Founder of Weighless Wonders and creator of the food and nutrition tracking app Nutraverse App. Check out https://weighlesswonders.ie/

6. Susan Walsh from Financial Advisory service, Metis Ireland. Find out more at https://metisireland.ie/

As you can see from the above offerings, there is so much you can do to get your life in order, and get ready for your life yet to live, so I encourage you to learn more about each guest and also find out how their services and guidance can help you live a fuller life.

So what next for Living Legacy Conversations? Well, I would love to get funding to develop it into a documentary radio show and podcast to learn more about people's lives, better understand how we can do more to get our plans in place, and learn more about legacy and what we can do to create a positive mark on the world and for those in our lives.

If you would like to talk with about this please email [email protected] 

Upcoming Events

We Can Help You!

We are eager to connect in with groups of people - community groups, business networks, and organisations.

We want to encourage as many people to get their advance plans in place - whether for your end of life wishes, or to future proof your business. We can help you take the steps to take stock, reflect, review and refine, and ultimately to get your plans in place so you can make space to consider your life yet to live.

If you are interested to learn more please contact us or book a discovery call 

We provide a range of supports: From one-to-one coaching, mentoring and facilitation for end of life planning, consulting for business, and group webinars and in person training in succession planning, and advanced planning.

We look forward to connecting further and helping you navigate the journey.

The Living Legacy Team