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All of us influence someone. We may not be leaders, but we are in leadership. We may not be powerful but we have power. We may not have responsibility but we are responsible. An old adage states, “No man is an Island.” Even those people living the most isolated of lifestyles have influenced someone, are influencing someone or will influence someone. You cannot be human and not influence someone or something in your world. Do you know the power of your personal accountability and the influence you have on the world around you?  As parents, we influence our children. Early child hood experts tell us that a child’s personality is fixed by the age of 5 years old, and in those early preschool years, children lay the foundations for everything they will need to learn for the rest of their lives. As they watch their parents or the significant adults in their lives, they learn as we teach them values, morals and behaviors they see portrayed in us. We influence our children in more ways tha...

Do you keep a journal to record your life journey? Maintaining a journal is an exceptionally good way of making sense of the things you go through in your life. You can tell your journal what you cannot tell other people and as you look back on past entries, your journal is a record of how every experience you go through in life, becomes a mirror that reflects how you have grown through those experiences.  Many people feel they could not keep a journal. If you feel this way, and the reason is that you do not like writing or feel you can’t write properly, do not let this stop you exploring this excellent method of keeping track of the many thoughts and ideas that travel through your mind daily. Journaling is not about needing to write in any style or with grammar. You are the only one who will read the journal. It is your thoughts on paper  Other people have found creative ways to use their journals. Drawings, photographs and poetry or quotes can sometimes depict the stories t...

  Self-improvement is a very important aspect of our lives. Different people want to improve in various ways; some want to improve in their weights, some want to improve in a particular skill they have while others just want to improve in the amount of wealthy they pride themselves to own. Whichever the case may be, self-improvement is a gradual process. Moreover, if there two things that have to accompany it are motivation and determination. Without these things, one’s self improvement efforts might just go down the drain. In order to make sure this does not happen, there are three key things that one has to do and have.   Inspiration is the very first thing. This is one very key thing in self-improvement. It will help you stay focused and will play a major role in motivating you. In most cases, most people are motivated in the initial stages only. This implies that they start when psyched up but drop out in the middle of the process. Inspiration is the cure to this...