“A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.”
Success travels in the company a very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.
~ Coach John Wooden, Creator of the Pyramid of Success
Below Coach Wooden discusses the two Cornerstones of the both his Pyramid of Success and Don’s Legacy Pyramid,™ Industriousness & Enthusiasm.
“I think anyone’s success depends on working hard, Industriousness and Enthusiasm, enjoying what you are doing. You can’t work your best if your not enjoying what you are doing. No way can you force yourself to.”
I’d like to express my gratitude and thankfulness to, and for, my manz (X2), the Cedricks, Cedrick Wells and Cedrick Hardman. Spending time with each of these gentlemen always lifts my spirits.
Not too many places in the world 🌍 better than Laguna Beach, especially for artists! I am in my heaven.
Here is a meditative thought straight from His Holiness, Himself…
Stone #1 – Humility & Service (Foundation of the Pyramid)
These two principles anchor and empower everything in our lives and all of the subsequent blocks of the Pyramid. In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “Imitate Jesus and Socrates.”
The Legacy Pyramid is a 22-part system for multi-generational happiness, success, and prosperity. The Legacy Pyramid integrates the principle of generativity and Coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. This ebook explores 17 of the most influential books in the areas of self-improvement, new thought, psychology and success literature. Designed as a DIY reading list for the intellectually curious mindset who wishes to read their way down the path of the Legacy Pyramid. #LiveYourLegacyNow
Created by All-Star Speaker & Legacy Specialist Don West, Jr. the Legacy Pyramidis a visual model for a twenty-two part system for multi-generational happiness, success, and prosperity.
The Legacy Pyramid‘s methodology integrates lessons and teachings from history’s greatest thinkers including: Coach John Wooden, Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon Hill, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Og Mandino, Stephen R. Covey, Prentice Mulford, Carl Jung, John Maxwell, Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, John Kotre, Don West, Jr., James E. Hughes, Jr., Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, and many more.
Stone 1: Humility & Service (Foundation)
Stone 2: Industriousness (Cornerstone #1)
Stone 3: Enthusiasm (Cornerstone #2)
Stone 4: Definitive Chief Aim
Stone 5: Junto/Mastermind/Universal Mind
Stone 6: Iron Grip Control & Management
Stone 7: Imagination
Stone 8: Excercise/Physical Fitness
Stone 9: Habit of Giving & the Law of Saving
Stone 10: Initiative & Leadership
Stone 11: Concentration
Stone 12: Acute & Accurate Thinking
Stone 13: Pleasing Personality
Stone 14: Cooperation
Stone 15: Intentness
Stone 16: Practicing the Golden Rule
Stone 17: Universal Law
Stone 18: Generativity
Stone 19: Competitive Greatness
Stone 20: Self-Control
Stone 21: Self-Confidence
Stone 22: Temet Nosce/Know Thyself
The Legacy Pyramid™ was created by Don West, Jr., who serves as the Director of Education to the American Institute of Legacy & Estate Planning.The Legacy Pyramid™is a visual depiction model for a twenty-two part system for multi-generational well-being, happiness, success, and prosperity.
The Legacy Pyramid’s™ methodology integrates lessons and teachings from history’s greatest coaches, thinkers, and teachers including: Coach John Wooden, Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon Hill, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Og Mandino, Stephen R. Covey, Prentice Mulford, Carl Jung, John Maxwell, Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, John Kotre, Don West, Jr., James E. Hughes, Jr., and many more.
The Legacy Pyramid™is rooted in life long learning, which is the underlying principle of the Intellectual Wellbeing Dimension, the fourth dimension of the Seven Dimensions of Holistic Wellbeing. Further, Don emphasizes the Legacy Pyramid™ is a living system and is intended to integrate and adopt new knowledge and teachings as they become available.
The twenty-two components of the system are:
Stone 1: Humility & Service (Foundation); Stone 2: Industriousness (Cornerstone #1);
Stone 3: Enthusiasm (Cornerstone #2);
Stone 4: Definitive Chief Aim;
Stone 5: Junto/Mastermind/Universal Mind;
Stone 6: Iron Grip Control & Management;
Stone 7: Imagination;
Stone 8: Excercise/Physical Fitness;
Stone 9: Habit of Giving & the Law of Saving;
Stone 10: Initiative & Leadership;
Stone 11: Concentration;
Stone 12: Acute & Accurate Thinking;
Stone 13: Pleasing Personality;
Stone 14: Cooperation;
Stone 15: Intentness;
Stone 16: Practicing the Golden Rule;
Stone 17: Universal Law;
Stone 18: Generativity;
Stone 19: Competitive Greatness;
Stone 20: Self-Control;
Stone 21: Self-Confidence; and,
Stone 22: Temet Nosce/Know Thyself.
Don often shares how he developed the Legacy Pyramid™ in his speeches, frequently citing what he calls, #AmazingThoughtz from the books and programs the Pyramid draws upon; he credits two initial influences in developing the Legacy Pyramid,™ they are, Coach John Wooden’s “Pyramid of Success,” and Napoleon Hill’s “Laws of Success.”
“As I was reading Napolean Hill’s The Law of Success, I began to wonder how other great systems would interact with his, and thus, began the quest that resulted in the eventual creation of the Legacy Pyramid.™ Having long been a fan of former UCLA Men’s Basketball Coach John Wooden – the ‘Wizard of Westwood,’ and his legendary Pyramid of Success, I sought to utilize and incorporate Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success as the primary model out of respect to his pioneering body of work and high standards of excellence, but also as an homage and continuation of the Mt. Everest-sized legacy Coach Wooden and his Pyramid of Success have become.”
~Don West, Jr., Creator of the Legacy Pyramid™
The staff has gone through the recordings of all of Don’s talks regarding the Pyramid to date and we developed this presentation of “17 Books That Influence The Legacy Pyramid.”
#FlashbackFriday. It’s hard to believe that I was 240 lbs in this pic back in 2002. I was rocking a size 38 waist. Wow!
15 years later we are living a totally different life and I am rolling at a lean 176 lbs w/ a size 33 waist.
Stay tuned if you want to no how I permanently shed over 60 lbs…
Live & In Stone #5 of the Legacy Pyramid – The Junto or Mastermind
(Junto – noun jun·to ˈjən-(ˌ)tō
According to Napoleon Hill, “To be great you have to surround yourself with greatness and feed off of it.” The Junto/Mastermind is created through harmony of purpose and effort between two or more people.
Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin was a part of a Junto called, The Leather Apron Club.
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