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THE 
INHERITANCE 
​MUSE METHOD
THE INHERITANCE MUSE METHOD™ is a unique method which holistically approaches inheritance-related issues, from the perspective of the Ethos, Pathos and Logos triad.  
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  1. Though strategic questions in the consulting processes, it aims at creating a better perspective- in any situation.
  2. Through aiming to balance the three aspects, as part of the solution or outcome.
  3. Through addressing both the tangible and intangible nature of inheritance experience.

THE INHERITANCE MUSE METHOD™ can be equally applied in simple dilemmas as figuring out, if one should sell or keep an heirloom dining-room set, downsizing or buying out a sibling, or in larger issues like identity, personal purpose, succession, generational wealth and family legacy.
​I. ETHOS
The fundamental core values, beliefs & ideals that represent you and guide your life.
  • ​Is this inheritance a catalyst for a long over-due change in my life?
  • What are my core values, beliefs and ideals as I make my life decisions?
  • What values am I passing down to my children?
  • ​What kind of lifestyle do I want to experience? ​
  • I have lost focus and over-stressed. Where is the intrinsic value in my life?
  • Am I the decision-maker or are circumstances going to decide what happens?​​
  • How important is it to me to lead a life of significance and create a legacy?
  • ​Is my wealth serving the life I want?
  • How do the goals I originally set for myself 20 years ago resonate with me now my mid-life?
  • I want to simplify my life, experience a lightness of being and create more impact in the world.
  • This art collection has been in my family for generations.  Should I preserve it or sell or not?​
II. PATHOS
​Your emotional connection with your ownership & personal inheritance.
  • What are my deeper feelings concerning this inheritance? Does it bring up fear, anxiety or concern? Do I feel a related sense of gratefulness, excitement, happiness or guilt related to this?
  • How can I manage all this sudden wealth?
  • What kind of trauma/pain/ anger/sadness/ confusion does this inheritance trigger in me?
  • I am cluttered but I can't let anything go!
  • Does my inheritance create conflict or connectedness with the others co-inheritors?
  • What if my children squander everything?
  • Am I worthy of all this wealth?
  • How connected do I feel with my ancestors? Do they play a creative or restricting role in my life? 
  • I can't face the idea of my own mortality?
  • How do I create closure with someone who passed away?
  • How can I bring myself to clear out a loved one's home after they passed away?
  • ​There are painful moments in my life which I want to delete and edit out of my story. Is that Ok?
III. LOGOS
​The factual circumstances of your ownership & personal inheritance.
  • Do I have a clear overview of the legal, financial and other realities, which I must face, related with this inheritance? What am I still not clear about?
  • How best to preserve this property/ space- or store these artefacts to prevent their destruction or decay?
  • What changes/ shifts must I make in my life, to best accommodate my new inheritance?
  • What is in my control and what circumstances going to determine the outcome?​
  • I have used up most my family's wealth and I am without any savings.
  • I want to manage my inheritance resourcefully/ optimally? ​
  • Fact: My grandmother & mother both had cancer.  I want to shape my lifestyle to avoid this. Where do I start?
  • We cannot afford to keep the family home that has been in our family for over 2 generations.
  • My brother wants to sell the vineyard. I do not. What options do I have? 
To be true to tradition,
you need to be true to its flame, not its ashes.
-Jean Jaurès (1859-1914)
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