On how influential you - yes! You! - are
February 12 2010, 9:13 AM
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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Feb 13 2010, 7:09 PMJoanne MacDonald responded:It's absolutely true! (Usually) if you're friendly, cheerful, courteous, and generally positive, others will take notice, and respond similarly. You know what they say about "smiles being contageous".
Just the other day in my local grocery store, I noticed that the cashier was rather curt, so when it was my turn to be served, I deliberately made it a point to be extra friendly towards her. Within a minute she had completely "softened, and by the time she was giving me my change, her whole disposition had changed from grumpy to gracious! ;-) -
Feb 13 2010, 7:10 PMJoanne MacDonald responded:sp correction...."contagious" ;-o