We all have it. Some more than others but, unless you live alone in a cave without any human interaction, you have influence with someone. How you use it can define your legacy.

First, a few questions…

• Do you show kindness to the harried grocery clerk?
• Do you drive as though you own the road?
• Do you discipline your children with respect or anger?
• Do you roll your eyes when asked the same question multiple times?
• Do you belittle someone and say “I’m just joking?”
• Do you give a little extra tip to the hard-working restaurant worker?
• Have you ever paid for a stranger’s meal or coffee?

The influence you wield can encourage, exhort and enlighten. It can empower others to action…brighten the lives of the less-fortunate…embolden the spirits of the downtrodden. Your influence – my influence – is a powerful weapon for good, but unfortunately, it can also be…