Legacy- Planting for the Future

I’m at a dinner visiting a friend and former colleague. He and his wife have rolled out the carpet for my visit to the east coast. I feel honored to be welcomed to their dinner table. We are discussing many things: life, family, work, happiness, impact…and legacy. I was ready for my insights and reflections this week focus on “Legacy”…and then it all came to the penultimate reveal.

My friend shared this amazing and moving passage. I got back to my hotel room, looked up the author… found him on LinkedIn, reached out and got permission to share his passage within a few hours. Do you believe in kismet? I don’t bank on it. But when it happens, I do take note. This particular moment just sort of lined up, with minimum effort and maximum impact.

That’s a lot of set up…but quite worth it. Here we go...

Dr. Tunde Okewale OBE reflects the following:

“‘Outgrowing a Room You Once Belonged To’

There is a quiet dissonance

in coming back to a space you once called home.

Same walls.

Same faces.

Same rituals.

And yet…

you have changed.

Stretched by time.

Tempered by trials.

Recast by silence.

What once fit now constricts.

What felt like belonging reminds you how far you’ve travelled.

What was routine now feels like a relic.

It’s not rejection.

It’s evolution.

It’s the ache of knowing roots can deepen

without binding you to the same soil.

That belonging can evolve from a place to a state of being.

This is the test no one prepares you for:

The quiet paralysis when loyalty to a space

clashes with loyalty to your growth.

Should you stay and shrink?

Should you walk away and risk being called ungrateful?

Should you justify why belonging no longer feels like belonging?

Here’s the truth between those questions:

You can honour where you came from

without living there forever.

You can carry its lessons

without being caged by its limits.

You can outgrow a space

and still respect the space it held for you.

Returning doesn’t mean regressing.

Leaving doesn’t mean forgetting.

It means knowing certain spaces are chapter markers, not bookends.

That certain rooms were built for the person you were,

and others must be built for the person you’ve become.

If you feel like an alien in the room you once commanded,

you’re not lost. You’re rising.

The discomfort is not a sign you don’t belong.

It’s proof that you’ve outgrown belonging.

Trust the tension.

Trust the silence.

Trust that the same strength that brought you here

can carry you forward.

Trust that an ending can also be an invitation.

Trust that when you walk away,

you walk towards.

Trust that belonging is an agreement you make within.

Trust that if you stay too long, belonging can become betrayal.

The spaces that shaped you will always matter.

The spaces you create next will define who you’re meant to become.”

The legacy we leave is built from the bottom up. Our character forms the foundation, creating the relationships that generate influence, which ultimately creates lasting impact. When we lead from the soul, we build legacies that endure long after we're gone.

The question isn't whether we'll leave a legacy - we all do. The question is what kind of legacy we'll leave. Will it be one of fear or love? Scarcity or abundance? Division or unity?

The journey of soul-centered leadership doesn't require a dramatic transformation overnight. It begins with small, intentional choices made consistently over time.

Commit to Self-Reflection

Set aside time each day for honest self-examination and connection with your deeper purpose

Practice Curious Leadership

In your next interaction, ask more questions and make fewer statements. Listen for the soul behind the words

Create Belonging

Look for opportunities to help others feel seen, heard, and valued for who they truly are

Empower Choice

Give others meaningful autonomy in how they approach their work and express their unique gifts

What are you planting in your soul's garden?

The seeds of belonging, leadership, conflict resolution, choice, and curiosity that you plant today will shape not only your own soul but the souls of those you lead. Each interaction, each decision, each moment of reflection adds to the garden of your leadership legacy.

Tend your garden with intention. Water it with compassion. Nurture it with wisdom. And watch as it grows into something beautiful that feeds not just your own soul, but the souls of all those whose lives you touch.

The world needs leaders who are willing to do the inner work, who understand that true power comes not from position but from purpose, not from control but from connection, not from having all the answers but from asking the right questions. My invitation is for you to lead from the deepest, truest part of yourself. Do you know what that is? How are you uncovering it for yourself?

Your soul's garden awaits. What will you plant there? How will you tend it? And what beautiful harvest will you share with the world?

I wish that you, your soul, and your garden flourish.

• Plant with intention.

• Nurture with care.

• Grow with purpose.

• Share the abundance.

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