#Influence April 28

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Today’s word for the 30-Day Quotation Challenge is INFLUENCE.

Defining that word is simple. Influence is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something. How to do it might become a little trickier.

The magic of influencing yourself

The most important person to influence is yourself. Returns on that investment are enormous. Mick Ukleja authored a piece on the best ways to do that for Success. His article was titled “5 Ways Smart People Influence Themselves”

The magic of influencing others

Vanessa Van Edwards is self-described behavioral investigator. Part of her interest is determining what allows people to become influential with others. She teaches courses on this subject on Udemy. You can read about some of findings in this article on Entrepreneur

Quote

John Maxwell has my favorite quote on the connection between Leadership and Influence

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My purpose in life is to coach. I am a former collegiate basketball coach, director of athletics, and chief of staff. I worked at four NCAA Division I & II universities during my career. At each campus I learned timeless lessons on teamwork and leadership. Today my passion is coaching others on what it takes to lead, serve, and succeed.

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