Have you considered how you will influence the lives of your children, grandchildren, and beyond? Many of us have life stories and lessons we want to pass down to our descendants, but how do we leave a legacy that can survive future generations?

When sharing your values and hard-won wisdom with your descendants, there is a lot they can learn from the successes you have achieved in life and the struggles you have faced. Knowing that your parent, grandparent, or great-great-great-great grandparent went through some of the same challenges you experience and how they leaned on their values to persevere can be a powerful, penetrating, and encouraging message.

Ronald Blue Trust’s Greg Gilbert, managing director of their Atlanta office and senior private wealth advisor, speaks with two of his clients, Dennis and Barbara Rainey. You might remember Dennis and Barbara are the founders of Family Life, a nonprofit organization that has been helping families thrive for over 40 years. On this podcast, they share their insights on passing down wisdom to future generations and you can learn from the unique strategy they use in their own family to codify their values.

Legacy is an important conversation. Listening to stories from others can help you think through practical and creative ways to capture or share your own story and values with your family. Ronald Blue Trust uses financial planning and investment management to help their clients create a legacy of financial, social, and spiritual capital and make wise financial decisions that align with their values.