As a parent, I am very aware of how much influence I have over my kids. I
try to see my behavoir from their viewpoint and shape my actions to (I
hope) have a strong positive effect. I took this way of thinking and applied it to my everyday life recently. To
examine how much influence I might have, I thought about how others
influence me. How they act, how they carry themselves, even how they
present themselves. I realized that people have a significant influence on
me once I started to think about it. Courteous people, friendly people, and
other people with positive attributes all affect me in a positive way. I
feel better about my day, my world. Negative people tend to do the
opposite. Now this influence is not all powerful, and it affects people
differently, but is is not negligable. Given this, I have endeavoured to
try to project in a positive way as best as I can, and I encourage you to
do so too. For you have alot more influence than you may think. Use your
influence wisely. (This was hacked together on my Blackberry. Thanks for reading it)
try to see my behavoir from their viewpoint and shape my actions to (I
hope) have a strong positive effect. I took this way of thinking and applied it to my everyday life recently. To
examine how much influence I might have, I thought about how others
influence me. How they act, how they carry themselves, even how they
present themselves. I realized that people have a significant influence on
me once I started to think about it. Courteous people, friendly people, and
other people with positive attributes all affect me in a positive way. I
feel better about my day, my world. Negative people tend to do the
opposite. Now this influence is not all powerful, and it affects people
differently, but is is not negligable. Given this, I have endeavoured to
try to project in a positive way as best as I can, and I encourage you to
do so too. For you have alot more influence than you may think. Use your
influence wisely. (This was hacked together on my Blackberry. Thanks for reading it)
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And this is why I read your blog Bernie. Smart and witty insites that are always positive. I would encourage everyone, like you have, to do the same and step back; look at who you are influenced by and who you influence in turn keep it positive…it makes a big difference. Cheers and have a great long weekend with your family.
Thanks, Jeff! Your comments are a great way to start a long weekend! Cheers to you and your family too!
Wonderful post ! thanks Bernie. It’s true, I don’t always realize how influenced I am by certain people or situations. Instinctively I have noticed that I step back from negative perceptions and behaviours. Let’s hope I can influence others in the positive way they did for me. In French we say something like :”We carry in ourselves a part of all the people we met”. Bon week-end !