This year was the first in a while where I fulfilled a long-standing promise to my mother. I took her to see Marc Anthony at Madison Square Garden during his "Legacy" Tour.
That's an interesting name because I think about legacy a lot. I think about what people will say at my funeral. I think about what people will remember me for. I wonder what my parents will have wished I did.
Digital moves so fast that people forget their legacy. Digital is very much like life - it moves quickly, but nothing is forgotten. Think about the template of a life you've lived: you either built it and made your own way or tried to follow someone else's.
The thing is, there's more to this game than a good tweet and a bright smile. There's a sweet science.
Taking her to the concert meant more than nostalgia. It meant I was fulfilling a promise, and that I had not forgotten what I said to her. It meant the things that mattered to me then, still mattered now, and that she mattered.
But the lesson here is simple: who you are and what you stand for, matters. Whether it's IRL to your mom or to someone you've never met on Instagram. The social currency that you're willing to sacrifice for likes and hearts has to be parallel to what you'd be willing to give up for real, true love.
So while you're posting, think about whether it's about you, who you really are and if it's true to your legacy. And if it is, it doesn't matter how fast digital moves, it will never take it away from you.