A son reflects on his mother's influence on his sense of purpose and what he owes her. He wrestles with building a legacy that matters: the gap between wanting public recognition and actually helping people, and how reputation means something different to everyone who sees it.
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You know what's funny? Actually, you got me to say something I haven't said. I said to my mom the other day, I feel so guilty that my mom was so awesome that I wanna be that for other people.
Hmm.
You know? I feel like I got so lucky that I almost have to give back to everybody and play that role, and I can't to the level my mom did for me, but if I can play a little bit of that role, to the market, to the people that are watching right now, well then I've accomplished something. Like if there's somebody right now in the chat, and I can't see the chat, who like can tangibly feel like something that I put out in the world affected them in a positive manner, that feels good, and I almost feel like it's my destiny because I have to pay back that that's what happened to me, and I got lucky that person was my mom for me.
So paying tribute to your mom's gonna be a real legacy.
Yeah, I think that's probably right. No question. I mean, you've heard me, you know I love talking about legacy. It seems like there's about 47 things that are now my legacy. And that's right, right? Which is like, for every, and that's true, Deb. Honestly, at some level, everybody who's watching right now or anybody who ever watches and I bring value to, my legacy, my reputation will be different for everybody. Right? It'll be different for everybody. And you know, I like that. It's a very, it's equally a very humble thing as it is a vanity thing for me. Like I pull at both sides of the extremes on this issue. Like I want the vanity of like the attention, the admiration, and the selfies on the street, but I also, I'm just so grateful and thankful and humbled that I can make an impact on people's lives.
