September 20, 2021

Your life is significant when you influence others in a positive way. – John Maxwell

Influence is like a candle. When lit, it makes everything brighter and better. Unlit, nothing positive happens. It is the choice to light the candle that adds value to others. You hold the candle of influence in your hand. What will you do with it?

The question is not, “Can our influence make a difference?” The question is, “What kind of difference will our influence make?”

You light your candle when…

• You care for others. Let no one come to you without leaving better and happier. As you try to help and influence the people around you, you must have positive feelings for them. If you want to make a positive impact on them, you cannot dislike, despise, or discredit them. You must give them love and respect. Les Giblin states: “You can’t make the other fellow feel important in your presence if you secretly feel that he is a nobody.”

Reflection…

• How are others better because they crossed paths with you?

• When people are in your presence, how do you help them leave better and happier?

Keep your candle lit! There’s a way in which you show up that makes the lives of others better. As Ralph Waldo Emerson states: “Our chief want in life is someone to inspire us to be what we know we could be.”

-Source: iChoose