One Generation to Another

Why Is It So Hard to Release Our Family Legacy Keepsake into the World?

Most Legacy Keepsake projects are a lengthy process. You would think that, after multiple reviews and revisions, the family would be eager to publish their Keepsake. Yet we’ve noticed the opposite to be true. As the end draws near, families tend to slow down. They nitpick over sentences, second-guess the stories, and wonder if they’re getting the overall story right. Letting go of the project often makes families feel vulnerable. On this episode of One Generation to Another, Melissa and Dave explore why families struggle to let go of their Keepsake. They discuss: * Why the desire to keep editing is often tied to fear; * What the most common responses to that fear are; * Why letting go is so emotional for the family; and * How to move forward when fear creeps in about releasing it into the world. Do you want to capture your family story but don't know where to start? Check out our process: https://www.journeysixty6.com/ [https://www.journeysixty6.com/] Take a spin through our published books: https://www.journeysixty6.com/published-family-business-books [https://www.journeysixty6.com/published-family-business-books] If you’d like a conversation with Dave and Melissa to learn more, please visit: https://www.journeysixty6.com/schedule-a-15-minute-consult- [https://www.journeysixty6.com/schedule-a-15-minute-consult-]

Who Is Our Legacy Keepsake For?

Most families assume their Legacy Keepsake is simply for the family. It’s a way to help future generations understand the sacrifices, values, and moments that shaped the family business and family wealth. Through story, those values become tangible—and motivating. But once the process of capturing a family legacy begins, something unexpected often happens: the Keepsake starts reaching a much wider audience than originally imagined. In this episode of One Generation to Another, Melissa and Dave explore the different audiences a Legacy Keepsake can serve, including: * How the intended audience shapes the final Keepsake * Why something created for grandchildren can grow into a meaningful tool for the entire business * What to keep—and what to leave out—depending on who the Keepsake is for A Legacy Keepsake may begin as a gift to future generations, but its impact can extend far beyond the family itself.   Do you want to capture your family story but don't know where to start? Check out our process: https://www.journeysixty6.com/ [https://www.journeysixty6.com/] Take a spin through our published books: https://www.journeysixty6.com/published-family-business-books [https://www.journeysixty6.com/published-family-business-books] If you’d like a conversation with Dave and Melissa to learn more, please visit: https://www.journeysixty6.com/schedule-a-15-minute-consult- [https://www.journeysixty6.com/schedule-a-15-minute-consult-]

How Does the Work to Capture Our Story Benefit the Family?

Most families come to us with something they want to preserve for the next generation. Sometimes it’s a book or a digital archive. More often it’s just a feeling that something matters and shouldn’t be lost. What they don’t expect is how much the process itself gives back.  In this episode of One Generation to Another, Melissa and Dave explore the deeper outcomes families experience when they begin capturing their family legacy. In this episode, we explain:  * Why the process of telling your family story can heal old doubts and create a new sense of unity * How returning to stories again and again uncovers richer details * How once-forgotten stories reemerge * And more! Do you want to capture your family story but don't know where to start? Check out our process: https://www.journeysixty6.com/ [https://www.journeysixty6.com/] Take a spin through our published books: https://www.journeysixty6.com/published-family-business-books [https://www.journeysixty6.com/published-family-business-books] If you’d like a conversation with Dave and Melissa to learn more, please visit: https://www.journeysixty6.com/schedule-a-15-minute-consult- [https://www.journeysixty6.com/schedule-a-15-minute-consult-]

What Should Stay Private in Our Family Story?

Every family has moments it would prefer to keep private. Many family members fear that in telling the family or family business story those private moments will be revealed. Families ask us, “What do we keep private? And what do we owe future generations to name?” In this episode of the One Generation to Another podcast, Melissa and Dave talk about: * The control that you have as a family to decide what goes into your story * How to reference difficult moments without “outing” anyone or reopening old wounds * The difference between telling everything, telling nothing, and the middle ground most families don’t realize exists Do you want to capture your family story but don't know where to start? Check out our process: https://www.journeysixty6.com/ [https://www.journeysixty6.com/] Take a spin through our published books: https://www.journeysixty6.com/published-family-business-books [https://www.journeysixty6.com/published-family-business-books] If you’d like a conversation with Dave and Melissa to learn more, please visit: https://www.journeysixty6.com/schedule-a-15-minute-consult- [https://www.journeysixty6.com/schedule-a-15-minute-consult-]

Is Our Story Worth Telling? (Part 2)

It might never feel like the right time to tell your family story. Maybe it’s still unfolding, and the moments don’t yet feel like “history” or anything remarkable. But even in its incompleteness, the story contains meaning for future generations. In the second and final part of this series, Melissa and Dave dig into the stories families tend to overlook, dismiss, or put off. They make the case that the most meaningful chapters are typically the ones that almost didn’t make the final cut. In this episode, you’ll learn: * Why sharing what scared you might be the most generous thing you can pass to the next generation * Why an unfinished story is still worth telling *  Why waiting for the “right moment” risks losing key voices and details forever This episode will show you why now is exactly the right time to capture your family's story. Do you want to capture your family story but don't know where to start? Check out our process: https://www.journeysixty6.com/ [https://www.journeysixty6.com/] Take a spin through our published books: https://www.journeysixty6.com/published-family-business-books [https://www.journeysixty6.com/published-family-business-books] If you’d like a conversation with Dave and Melissa to learn more, please visit: https://www.journeysixty6.com/schedule-a-15-minute-consult- [https://www.journeysixty6.com/schedule-a-15-minute-consult-]