“To earn immortality, a man should...

• Have a child
• Plant a tree
• Build a house
• Write a book ”.

Variations of this quote have been attributed to various individuals such as Pythagoras, Picasso, Jose Marti, and the Talmud.

I love this quote and all that it implies. I have modified it for personal use by adding an additional bullet point:

• Develop exceptional leaders who can develop the next generation of exceptional leaders.

At this point in my life, my sole purpose is to pass on the leadership lessons I’ve learned on the battlefield and in the boardroom to those who will lead others long after my time on this earth has passed.

On the back of my business card is a quote from a prominent Greek statesman:

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what
is woven into the lives of others.”—Pericles, 450 B.C.

I will leave behind exceptional leaders!