Soul singer John Legend was born John Stephens.
Legend was a nickname friends gave him.
He told eTalk Daily that
he was nervous about
keeping the name Legend
until he uncovered the reason why
fear.
“The only reason I wouldn’t take it was
because
I couldn’t live up to it.”
John Legend gave himself
an aspirational name
and then pushed himself
to live up to it.
You can do the same.