Passion and Legacy with Host Susan Ney | HR 72

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Hi, welcome to the podcast HR inside out. I'm your

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host, Susan a, has recently given the honor of officiating a

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celebration of life for my good friend Cheryl Brewster's past

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partner. They were separated but not divorced and parents have to

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really lovely sons. The gathering was to be a testament

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to Darrell is life, spoken through the words of those that

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he had touched over the years. Now, eight people summoned up

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the courage to come to the podium and and to share their

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memories of Darrell as a man, as a father, as a husband, as a

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teacher, and as a colleague. Each have their own unique way

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of describing the impact that Daryl had had on them. kind,

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patient, caring, supportive, a lovely sense of humor, lots of

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laughter, enjoyment of simple things together, delving deep

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into meaningful conversation, probably some of the things that

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were shared, and some of the descriptors that were used. It

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was certainly my experience of the man as well. It was obvious

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that Darrell learned early in his life that anything to do

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with flying, made his eyes sparkle. Darrell loved anything

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to do with aviation. Even when he had eventually given up his

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pilot's license as a result of health challenges. He taught

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ground school, and he supported new aviation startups with his

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very vast knowledge and experience. He was really highly

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respected as a gifted instructor. When speaker Donna

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came up to the podium, I didn't expect to learn of her own love

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of flying to the point that she actually purchased her own

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plane. And it was only after flight school that she realized

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that her instructor Daryl was also our next door neighbor.

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That Aaron went above and beyond and helping build her love for

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the sport and her confidence and just doing it. Alastair had been

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a business partner and a colleague. He spoke for himself,

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but also for many others who are unable to make the celebration

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due to it being a working day. To get known Darrell for many

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years. Alistair spoke of the countless lives that Daryl had

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touched through his work through students from around the world.

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Sometimes we can make a significant mark on the world

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through our work. But in doing this, too many of us forfeit

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time with our families. Not so with Daryl both sons spoke of

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cherished time with their father, doing simple things like

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watching favorite television shows and just hanging out with

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them. Their words were heartfelt, grown men, any parent

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would be proud of grieving, the pushing through their own

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nervousness to address this gathered group. Wow. A man who

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left a legacy and living his passion. Now borrowing from

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Barbara Abraham, author of finding your purpose. The words

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passion and purpose are synonymous. She says that when

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we dissect passion we find three words pass eye and on. Passion

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therefore is about passing something of yourself on to the

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world. It is your legacy. It's your way of making a difference.

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Your unique calling your opportunity to bless the world

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with your gifts. That Darrell was fortunate to discover early

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and to create a career around what he loved. And in doing so.

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He indeed bless the world with his gifts. What about you? Are

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you pass eye on? Passing on something or a gift of yourself

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to the world? What activity makes time fly? Borrowing from

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Darrell is passion when you're doing it as shit shared by Grace

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Scirocco and her book take the step the bridge will be their

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inspiration and guidance for moving your life forward. And

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yes, I'll put the information in the show notes. Once you commit

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to your passion, doors will open. It's one of those laws of

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life. Certainly by experience, are you pursuing your passion?

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Are those doors opening for you? Now Grace also asks, What are

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your gut feelings? She encourages that we listen

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deeply. We keep a journal have those insights. And as rarely

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does knowledge alone motivate us to make the types of changes

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that will Move our lives forward. She asks what inspires

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you? Because when we're inspired, we do tend to take

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action, like Donna, sharing in her eulogy, that to be able to

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touch the sky. She was going to have to learn how to fly. What

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do you think the mastic about? Because we're enthusiasm lives,

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so does passion. Grace also asks, What synchronicities Have

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you experienced, she shares that synchronicities, Mark

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significant points of transition in our lives and point us in the

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direction of our purpose. Now, my daughter just shared one of

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those with me in a conversation I had with her today. By chance,

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she went for a later run. And as a result, she bumped into a past

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colleague and had a conversation with her that helped her make a

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career decision. Even she was in awe of the fact that that had

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happened. Can you think of your own synchronicities the things

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that? Yeah, just kind of happened out of the blue, and

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perhaps have helped you make a decision. Now, I'm not sure how

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Darryl found his calling. I wish I'd asked him. I just know and

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I've always known that he always was, he was doing what he loved

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best. And in doing what he loved best, he did absolutely,

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positively influence others. Again, I'm gonna borrow from

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Grace's book. And she she talks about Bill Gates, who of course,

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is the co founder of Microsoft, being famous for saying what I

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do best to share my enthusiasm. If you're enthusiastic about

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something, chances are your energy is contagious. He kept

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people on board, the motivated team, a community accompany the

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world needs more of this enthusiasm because we're

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enthusiasm lives again, passion does to do you exhibit this YaSM

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in the work that you're doing. Is it obvious to everyone around

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you that you are living your passion? What words will be used

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to describe you when those that you leave behind are reflecting

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on your life? Do they match the values that you say you embrace?

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Will your children thank you in a letter to you for the time

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that you've spent together? Well, words like kind, patient

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and caring, being your descriptors. Certainly

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personally reflected on the word shared during that celebration

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of life. I also know what it's like to work with people who

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exhibit those traits, people whose presence in the office

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literally light up everyone else. So anyone like that come

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to you.

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Come to your mind. Might there be a personalized gun in your

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work environment?

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It's great to model it. I was asked to share the flyers prayer

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and closing I'd really like to share it with you. Because

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although it's a pilot's prayer, I believe it's relevant to each

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of us in our chosen career paths. And given that my motto

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is a dare to soar well it's I think, relevant and a really

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fabulous reminder of what's truly important. And thank you

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to author Patrick Phillips Patrick J Phillips for this

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prayer when this life and i Man is done, and at the gates I

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stand my hope is that I'll answer all his questions on

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command. I doubt he'll ask me of my fame are all the things I

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knew instead, Alaska rainbows, the sand on rainy days I flew

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the hours logged the status reached, the ratings will not

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matter. He'll ask me if I saw the rays and how he made them

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scatter. Or what about the droplets Claire? I spread across

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your screen. And did you see the twinkling eyes of student pilots

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keen? The way your heart jumped in your chest that special solo

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day? Did you take the time to thank the ones who have helped

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along the way? Remember how the runway lights looked one night

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long ago when you were lost and found your way and how they

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still don't know? How fast how far how much how high? He asked

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me not those things. But did I take the time to watch the Moon

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beams washed my wings? And did you see the patchwork fields and

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mountains I did mold them Mira lakes and velvet hills of these

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that I behold, the wind he flung along my wings on final almost

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stalled, and dead. I know it was his name that I so fearfully

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called. And when the goals are reached at last, when all the

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flying is done, I'll answer him with no regret. Indeed, I had

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some fun. So when these things are asked of me and I can reach

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no higher my prayer this day, his hand extents extends to

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welcome home a flyer. Darrell Rest in peace, my love and

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condolences to your family, colleagues, students and many

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friends. Thank you for being a part of my life as well. And to

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our listeners, my listeners, thank you for joining me and

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supporting HR inside out. Remember, there to soar. Where

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are you going to reach no higher because I believe you can. And

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remember that fun part. The journey it says in signing out.

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Have a great day everyone. Bye for now.