Hey Guys!
Today’s a kinda special post on Graceland Ontario. For me,
it might be one of the saddest ones. One of my childhood heroes, the British
astronomer, Sir Patrick Moore, died today at the age of 89. His program, The Sky at Night’s been running since
1957. His last episode was Monday.
So, what I suppose I’m writing to you about
today is legacy.
The focus of this blog is, of course,
Elvis’s success lessons −the ones you can learn from to take and improve your
life.
Well, legacy’s as proven by Elvis as it was
by Sir Patrick Moore, even if in a different way.
Elvis had roughly a twenty three year
career, from 1954 to 1977. You might be able to add a bit to the beginning
there… in short, for a man who died in his early forties, he’d already compiled
nearly a quarter century’s worth of work.
Elvis recorded somewhere between 665 and
988 songs in his life.
Those aren’t the rough drafts, the unheard
tapes, the live performances. Those are just the different songs he put out.
Compared with the complete output of the Beatles (at about 213 and 288), it’s a
large number for a musician to put out.
And, even now, those songs are still heard
− some like the early Sun recordings stuff, others prefer when his voice became
all big and operatic. But one things for sure, there’s a legacy for people to
listen to.
Same thing with Patrick Moore − there are
hundreds of episodes of his show out there (over 700). Even with his passing,
he, like Elvis, will never really pass. Not for a long time. There’s just too
much he’s left behind for people to forget him.
God knows when you go the way of Sir
Patrick or Elvis. God knows how much or how little time you have left. But you
better get moving. People remember others for their output. Sure, some people
are better thought of during their life than others, but if you have a product
to sell, books to be read, songs to be heard, then you’re a heck of a lot better
off than those who haven’t started. And those objects can continue to sell long
after you die, giving you a sort of immortality.
Those who don’t do any work out of fear,
stand no chance of being remembered.
And, even if you think you don’t care about
being remembered, there is a financial aspect to be considered − the work you
do now will be rewarded, if marketed properly, for financial compensation on
your part. And when you’re gone, it’s the best death insurance policy you can
by for your friends and family.
Sometimes it takes someone to kick you
before you get moving. Now it’s my turn − for me, nothing’s more rewarding than
a reader telling me they were inspired by something I said to action. I’d like
to hear your success stories. But you gotta give it your all to earn that
success. Otherwise, there’ll be no legacy, and you will fade to obscurity.
Action or inertia: it’s your choice.
Elvis’s
Lessons:
Sir Patrick Moore passed away today. He had
a show on British television, The Sky at
Night, for over fifty years. He left a legacy, like Elvis with his hundreds
of recordings. Legacies give you a kind of immortality −your work will last
even after you pass. And people’ll remember you. Plus, it’ll make you money now
and for your estate when you’re gone. But you’ve gotta get started somewhere.
If you don’t know how, let this post kick you to action. I want to see you be
successful, but it’s your choice whether you decide to give it a shot.
P.S. If you want to read one of Sir Patrick's Obituaries, here's the one off CTV.
P.P.S. If you'd like to see an episode of The Sky at Night, here's one off Youtube.
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