The Power of Influence

One of my life goals is to be a significant influence on people with whom I come into contact.  How?  Encouragement.

How many influencers have you had in your life?  Was their influence something they said or something they did?

Can you name the person or persons who influenced you to pursue the line of work you presently pursue? 

Can you name the person whose style you emulate in music, or writing, or management, cooking or child rearing? 

And now you understand the power of influence

John C. Maxwell stated it very clearly:  “Anybody who helps somebody influences a lot of bodies.”  Your influence on another person influences those extended “other bodies” as well.

I’ve had some strong mentors in my life.  Many of them have been dead for years.  Others have spoken to my heart through books and audio recordings.

Everybody wants to be a “somebody”, and they need people like us to come along side of them, place a reassuring hand on their shoulder and say the words that reveal the bigger picture of who or what they may become. 

Listen to this:

~Most people don’t have faith in themselves.  

~They believe they will fail.  They see a light at the end of the proverbial tunnel and think it is a train coming at them. 

~They see a difficulty in everything in life.

~Most people don’t have even one person who has faith in them.

And the interesting fact is this:  Most people will do anything to live up to your faith in them.  They want someone to have faith in them.

I love this John Maxwell quote: 

Do you want to be a person of influence?  Consider this.

Mary Kay Ash says this:  Imagine every person you meet is wearing an invisible sign around their neck and the sign says:  “Make me feel important.”

What better influence could we choose to be than one who makes others feel they matter?

And one more thought.

P Michael Biggs

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