Giving Hope Is Aurea McGarry’s Legacy

Speaker and founder of Live Your Legacy Summits
Aurea McGarry

Aurea McGarry founded her Live Your Legacy Summits to give people hope that no matter what happened to them they could cope with it and not just survive, but “sur-thrive.” Aurea is living proof of this optimism. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, her father was murdered when she was 15; she had an abusive marriage in her 20’s and cancer that doctors said would leave her without the ability to speak.
In response, she created a TV series, “Live Your Legacy” to showcase non-profits and people who were doing good in the world. She won an Emmy Award for emceeing the show and went on to found the Live Your Legacy Summits. Aurea attributes her strong faith in God to getting her through it, and sees her legacy as a service to others.

Live Your Legacy Summits Provide Hope

Aurea compares the Summits to match-making. She connects the non-profits, entrepreneurs, and retailers – representing a broad spectrum of age groups and experience – and introduces them to others who can help them. Speakers from all over the country inspire and share their stories and expertise to help attendees find their legacies. Then they network in the mastermind sessions and learn how to fine tune, finance and publicize their legacies. The Summits honor women, men and even teens who are living their legacy to show and inspire others with their achievements and drive to make a difference in the world.

Aurea’s Chapter in Leading Women

In her chapter, “Live Your Legacy: Leadership, Philanthropy and Transformation,” Aurea shares many of the details of her personal story, her struggles to become a “sur-thriver” and her passion for helping others to live their legacy. Aurea says that today, it’s not all about money. She fears that if people don’t seek out their legacy, they will look back and regret that they didn’t do more to help others during their lives.

Your Legacy Leaves an Imprint on the World

Dr. Nancy quotes Mother Teresa’s guidance of, “feed one,” adding her thoughts about how different the world would be if one person did one gentle act of kindness each day. Aurea says that she sees many more neighborly acts happening since the economic crisis of 2008. She said people are taking their neighbors covered dishes and reaching out to help in all ways. Listen to this interview to hear more ideas about the benefits of creating a kinder, gentler world.
Check out Aurea’s Live Your Legacy Summit website and her Aurea McGarry website for new and exciting ventures as she continues to develop her legacy of spreading good news and hope for a better world.

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