Legacy, Lyrics And Life Podcast: Building Your Personal Legacy

If you had asked me before I listened to the Legacy, Lyrics, and Life podcast what a Legacy Architect is, I would have shrugged my shoulders and responded, "I dunno."

But after listening to the trailer and first episode of the show, I not only know about a legacy architect, but also I can't wait to hear more from the podcast host and legacy architect Shawna Wells. 

After some chill intro music, creator / host Shawna Wells begins discussing our legacy. Her first utterances can rightfully shake your equilibrium as a listener.

Wells states: "Many of us are looking for the next best thing. On this podcast, we are going to explore you -- THE Best Thing."

Wells forecasts that she will join with listeners to "build the soundtrack of our lives."

As podcasts have become more popular and visible, genres are flooded with copycat themes, tweaks to a familiar theme or out-and-out concept plagiarism. 

Legacy, Lyrics, and Life offers listeners something completely different, as Monty Python once deadpanned.

In the first episode, Wells explains how the solitude of the pandemic enables many of us to reflect on our legacy. She urges us to "think of your legacy three generations from now."

To me, that's prophetic. What world are we leaving to future generations? Will it be politically stable, support democratic ideals, and not be torched due to climate change?

 Shawna Wells is the founder of 7 Gen Legacy and, of course, host of Legacy, Lyrics, and Life. Shawna Wells has spent nearly 20 years as an executive coach and Legacy Architect, guiding leaders, families, and communities toward living intentionally and creating the future they want to leave behind. She’s a pro at helping anyone align their daily actions with the impact they want to make for generations to come. 

Wells is the author of the B is for Black Brilliance board book, which is a short yet powerful read that will take infants and toddlers on a journey from the past and present to see how twenty-six brilliant Black people have taken society’s definition of Blackness and reclaimed it with their inventions, talent, and leadership.

Wells forecasts her podcast episodes for us: "Episodes also feature the stories of inspiring change makers and their passion for creating impact that lasts far beyond their lifetime. Listeners will learn about the seven generation principle - a guiding philosophy for building a meaningful legacy - and discover how to think deeper, open conversations and spark ideas around living a life of purpose."

The show will cover how to begin building a personal legacy, how moments of crisis can help us find clarity on our purpose, the impact our ancestors have on our values, and how to combine dreams with deliberate actions. Along the way, memorable and moving song lyrics provide a musical way of remembering what matters most in life.

 Wells says: "If you’ve ever thought about the kind of legacy you want to leave behind - and how to start creating it, intentionally, every day – this show is here to guide you every step of the way."

"Over the last decade, we've witnessed the formidable power of aligning our lives to our legacy—not as something tied to dying, but as a way of living fully," Wells says. "Legacy is what we build now, with every choice, every intention. We owe it to ourselves—and those who come after us—to tune out distractions and create a soundtrack of intention and action."

New episodes of Legacy, Lyrics And Life release every Monday and the first episode was released on December 2, 2024. Visit the website for more information: https://7genlegacy.com/category/podcast/

Check out Legacy, Lyrics And Life. As famous psychologist William James once said, “The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”