Legacy is not something that you leave when you're gone. It's something that you activate while you're still here.

Hello and welcome. My name is Gino Barbera, one of the co-founders of Barbara 360 and Jake and Gino. And on today's episode, I want to touch on a topic that is

truly important for all of us listening. It's our legacy. Not what we're leaving behind,

but what we're activating. I want to create a type of paradigm shift in your thoughts about

legacy. As you start building your empire, as you start building your business, as you start growing

your family, you are activating legacy whether you think about it or not, whether you

know it or not, all the actions that you are taking today.

And it's exciting because once you realize it, it means you have control.

It means you can take control of your

own legacy. You can take control of your destiny. The things that you're doing, the things that

you're not doing, those are all important on building the legacy. Remember, it's not what you're

leaving. It's what you're activating today and what you're creating with your family. On today's

show, we're going to be discussing our three-step framework, our pillars of legacy. But before we do,

I want to share with you a story about my legacy and why it's so important to me to share this

with as many families out there.

It was August of 2007 and we were at my mom's house.

On that particular day, I had my friend who was a priest and I had my CPA, my accountant.

They were both really good friends of mine and they were both at the house.

Unfortunately, the priest was there to give my dad his last rights and the CPA was there

to take care of the estate planning, to take care of the financial aspect of my dad's estate.

And to me, it was sad because I saw my mom there.

She had this weight on her shoulders that she'd been taking

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