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Legacy Letters: Timeless Principles I Learned, Lived, and Leave Behind
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $29.99
ISBN13: 9781400251421
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: Apr 14 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.85
Height: 1.11 Width: 5.92 Depth: 9.14
Language: English
Most people think a great life is built on big moments. It isn't.
A great life is built on small decisions made consistently over time. A missed priority here. A neglected relationship there. Too much pressure. Too little margin. Over time, those small choices quietly shape the direction of a life. But there is another way to live.
After decades of leadership, raising a family, and helping people navigate life's biggest decisions, Chris Hodges discovered something that changes everything: The quality of your life is determined by the principles that guide it.
- Principles simplify decisions.
- Principles steady you in difficult seasons.
- Principles help you build a life that lasts.
In Legacy Letters, a practical and deeply personal book, Hodges shares the timeless principles that have shaped his life, leadership, relationships, and legacy. These aren't theories or motivational slogans. They are lessons learned through real life--through mentors, mistakes, family, and decades of walking alongside people through the highs and lows of life.
This book is designed to be read one principle a day for 30 days, giving you a clear framework for building a better life. Then you'll spend the rest of the year putting those principles into practice--because principles are not meant to be memorized, they are meant to be lived.
Inside, you'll discover powerful principles such as:
- The Big Rocks Principle -- start life right by putting first things first
- The Calendar Principle -- take control of your schedule before something else does
- The Compounding Principle -- small daily disciplines create extraordinary results over time
- The Margin Principle -- create breathing room so pressure doesn't control your life
- The Who Principle -- the people around you shape the future ahead of you
- The Green-Grass Principle -- the best relationships are the ones you invest in
- The Goldmine Principle -- learn to see the potential in people
- The Orchestra Principle -- life works better when it's built around we instead of me
- The Significance Principle -- the greatest life is the one that helps others win
Filled with memorable phrases, practical wisdom, and honest stories from a life of leadership, Legacy Letters will help you:
- Make wiser decisions
- Build stronger relationships
- Create margin and clarity in a crowded world
- Focus your time on what matters most
- Leave a legacy that lasts
Because methods change. Trends change. Circumstances change. But principles never do. Live by the right principles, and you won't just succeed. You'll build a life that truly works.
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