In a world where racism, violence, illness, and poverty can feel so overwhelming that we often close our eyes--and our hearts--to the suffering around us, we may not believe we have the power to change things. As Barbara Greenspan Shaiman shows us in Live Your Legacy Now!, this simply isn't so. This part memoir and part how-to guide provides the tools and strategies to help you create meaningful change in your own life as well as in the lives of others. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Shaiman shares stories from her family history and over thirty years of her own life experience as a successful educator, business woman, and social entrepreneur to inspire and guide you to create a vision and plan for initiating a personal legacy. Shaiman details her effective ten-step approach by helping you: Identify your core values, interests, and skills Reflect on how you can use these assets to create meaningful projects that make a difference locally or globally Share these experiences with family, colleagues, and friends to create cultures of caring at home, at work, and in your community Live Your Legacy Now! provides a simple formula to help people of all ages and backgrounds live richer, more meaningful lives by creating projects for personal growth and social change. Barbara Greenspan Shaiman is the founder of Champions of Caring, a non-proft organization that has empowered over 10,000 youth in the greater Philadelphia area and South Africa to become social activists. Her family legacy as the daughter of Holocaust survivors, coupled with her professional experience and work with Champions of Caring, has motivated Shaiman to create Embrace Your Legacy, an organization that provides speeches, workshops, and consulting services to help people to live their own legacies by giving back to their communities. As a national presenter, she inspires organizations and individuals to create social change. Live Your Legacy Now! Ten Simple Steps to Find Your Passion and Change the World By Barbara Greenspan Shaiman IUniverse Inc. Copyright © 2009 Barbara Greenspan Shaiman All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4401-6672-3 Contents Testimonials...........................................................................iPreface................................................................................xiiiIntroduction...........................................................................xvWhat Do You Mean by a Legacy?..........................................................xviWho, Me Create a Legacy?...............................................................xviiAbout Live Your Legacy Now!............................................................xviiiChapter 1 MY LEGACY....................................................................3My Name Is Bella.......................................................................3Carola Iserowski.......................................................................4Henry Greenspan........................................................................6A Coral Ring: A Symbol of Courage......................................................9The Child of Survivors: A New Beginning in America.....................................10My Parents Taught Me Well..............................................................12Oma Golda: A Powerful Role Model.......................................................14Lives of Joy and Giving................................................................15The Core Lessons.......................................................................16Chapter 1 Guiding Questions............................................................18Chapter 2 CONFRONTING MY LEGACY........................................................19Milestones.............................................................................19A Head without a Heart Is Dangerous....................................................21Telling My Story.......................................................................22My Mother Finds Her Voice..............................................................24Educating Students' Hearts and Minds...................................................25Motherhood.............................................................................26Reinventing Myself, Yet Again..........................................................28Facing the Horrors of the Holocaust....................................................29Returning and Reflecting...............................................................32Chapter 2 Guiding Questions............................................................33Chapter 3 LIVING MY LEGACY.............................................................34Close Encounter: A Meeting with Steven Spielberg.......................................34Creating Champions of Caring: One Door Closes, Another Door Opens......................36Networking: It's All About Whom You Know and Who Knows You...................