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Trivia Question❓

Which tech visionary mentored Mark Zuckerberg during the early days of Facebook, offering guidance on company growth and leadership?

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Mentorship as Legacy: Creating Intergenerational Learning Paths

Legacy isn’t just about what you pass down — it’s about who you build up. For many clients, the most meaningful part of their legacy isn’t the money they leave behind, but the knowledge, wisdom, and guidance they share during their lifetime. That’s why mentorship is such a powerful — and often overlooked — tool in legacy planning. When you help clients think about their role as mentors, you unlock a new layer of purpose and impact that transcends generations.

Mentorship is one of the most enduring ways to shape the future. Whether it’s guiding a child, grandchild, rising professional, or community leader, sharing lived experience allows legacy to live and breathe in real time. The stories, insights, and lessons your clients have accumulated over the years are invaluable — and they become exponentially more powerful when intentionally passed on.

Encouraging your clients to embrace mentorship as a part of their legacy planning reframes their identity. They’re no longer just wealth creators or business owners — they’re wisdom keepers. They become active stewards of their values and worldview, offering support and perspective to those coming after them. And often, this dynamic helps clients feel more fulfilled in the present, not just focused on what happens after they’re gone.

As an advisor, you can help clients identify where and how they can mentor meaningfully. It might be within their family — hosting monthly dinners to discuss life and money with their children or grandchildren. It might be professional — mentoring a younger colleague or future successor in their business. Or it might be philanthropic — guiding young leaders in nonprofit or faith-based organizations aligned with their values.

You can also help clients formalize mentorship as part of their legacy plan. Suggest creating family councils, documenting stories in a memoir, or recording interviews about career, faith, or life lessons. These tools become priceless resources — ones that outlast portfolios and property deeds.

The beauty of mentorship is that it multiplies impact. One conversation can change a life. One relationship can shape a legacy. By helping clients shift their mindset from “what I’ll leave” to “who I’ll raise,” you transform the planning process into something alive, relational, and deeply human.

Because at the end of the day, the richest legacies aren’t built in silence — they’re passed down voice by voice, heart to heart. Mentorship ensures that your clients’ legacy isn’t just remembered. It’s lived.

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💡 Answer to Trivia Question:

Steve Jobs.