On the one 9/11 flight that did not crash into a building, United flight 93, passenger Tom Burnett called his wife. He knew that two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center and surmised that the hijackers on his plane would likely do a similar thing. Tom said, "I know we're going to die," which is something we could all say about ourselves. Then he said, "Some of us are going to do something about it."

We should take the same spirit of Tom Burnett from this tragedy and resolve that, in light of our impending death, which could be minutes or years away, we are going to do something positive with our life, forging the legacy we want and building the kind of life we want in our one time to live on earth.

Although it may seem like a daunting task to clearly define what it is you'd like your life to represent, it helps to "begin with the end in mind."

How would you like to be remembered?
What would you want your legacy to be?
Would you be happy with what others would say about you after you are gone?

Reflecting on these questions gives us the opportunity to create the type of life we'd like to be remembered for, set goals that support our life values and create a portrait of our life that we can be proud of!