Legacy
What do you want to leave behind?
And who do you need to get together with to make it happen?
Years ago I took a personality profiling test that told me I was: “the kind of person who can’t walk past a patch of waste ground without wanting to build something useful there, like a hospital”.
The test was called the Enneagram. I came out as a Type 8 and you can find out more about the system here: Enneagram Institute
The results of the test felt true, but I actually found it a bit overwhelming. How was I supposed to leave a big legacy like that!?
Which is why I feel so lucky that I got to be a member of my local NHS hospital board. It was the first time I’d been part of a big team again for quite a while, and I was really ready for that (despite it being an uncomfortable constraint at the same time). We had to face down some silly opposition to change and stand up to some bullying by the NHS authority, to get this hospital build going in my home town!
Gives me a smile whenever I go past.
Here’s the “before” picture:
What do you want to leave behind?
And who do you need to get together with to make it happen?
