How Will You Choose to Influence Others?

Think about the people that have had the greatest impact on your life. For good or bad.

Parents. Teachers. Historical figures. Friends. Significant others.

They fall into 1 of 2 categories. Those that have hurt you the most. And those that have loved you the most.

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Of course there is a third group of people. One of indifference. There are those who have had no lasting impact on your life. They haven’t changed you. They haven’t made a difference.

They might be fun to be with. They might be good to know. But your life is no different for knowing them.

Whether or not someone has influenced you depends on these two issues of hurt and love.

There are two important questions to ask. Do you want to make a difference?

I hope you say yes. But don’t stop there. Ask the second question.

What kind of difference? Will you hurt or will you love?

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