In 100 years, what will your descendants know about you? Will they remember you as compassionate and kind, wise and insightful, or mysterious and elusive? Will they build upon the lessons you have learned in life, or will they have to start over new?
Author A. A. Milne once observed, “I suppose that every one of us hopes secretly for immortality; to leave, I mean, a name behind him which will live forever in this world.” Such a goal is not easily achieved though. Billions of people will pass through this world and be scarcely remembered 100 years on. Only a handful will have their names and lives carried from generation to generation: the presidents, the pioneers, the industrialists and magnates. Even then, few are able to determine their own legacy. Those whose stories are written after they are gone have little say in how the defining moments of their lives are interpreted.
Only those who take the time to record their own thoughts, their life story, will have the opportunity to establish their own legacy. When a person takes the time to craft their own autobiography, they can tell the secrets behind their success and the lessons behind their failures, reveal the nature of their faith and beliefs, and help their descendants and admirers understand how to grow from the experiences of those who have already traveled down the rough and thorny path of life.
Often these lessons are told to children and grandchildren, who may or may not remember them, and may choose to retell them in a manner that is colored by their own view of history. Others choose to rely on journals, news articles, or boxes of documents, which will not have the advantage of retrospective reflection. Only the medium of the autobiography, printed and bound, has the power to carry lessons from generation to generation. In this way, an autobiography has the power to carry a legacy to one’s descendants forever.
Unfortunately, for most people the undertaking of a private autobiography is too daunting to even consider. Who has time for that? Who has the skill to write for hours and hours on end, and to properly retell the most important stories of a lifetime? The task is often too much to consider, so the idea is dismissed.
Fortunately, the writers, designers, and publishers at Aspen Grove Books have developed a system to help you craft your own legacy with minimum stress, while providing an outstanding and attractive product. We begin with personal interviews to determine your goals and desires for your autobiography. We then use your existing documents and writings to add context and provide interesting insights. We continue with detailed interviews that cover your story from start to finish. Then our writers get involved and take the documents and interviews and craft a well-written story. You then review and edit your story, and we keep working at it until it is perfect. If desired, we then add pictures to document your experiences. In the end, we print a custom-made book in a style and design of your choosing.
Over the years our clients have ranged from housewives to accomplished CEOs, from spiritual leaders to reserved intellectuals. We pride ourselves on the fact that we have never had a dissatisfied customer. Our secret is our commitment to customer service: we won’t stop trying until you’re happy.
If you’ve ever thought about having your life story immortalized but worried about the process and the cost, let us put your mind at ease. Simply contact us discreetly through this website and we can discuss your goals and create a project outline and budget that suits your needs. We look forward to helping you establish a legacy that will live on and enrich people’s lives for hundreds of years.
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