Influential People Magazine August 2022

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Today I woke up with the words on my lips of "Keep RISING". As we go throughout our day and life, we come across people who have capabilities. Some have realized how to use those capabilities to further their life and the lives of others. We also come across people who have capabilities but seem to be stuck in various life circumstances that appear to not afford them the opportunity to rise above. Today I would like to touch on three main points that we all could possibly use to help us keep rising. They will be points related to rising in our confidence, rising in our cash flow, and rising in our compassion.

1. The Confidence Rise. “Once we use our confidence to understand that we are limitless, that is when the power truly begins to manifest changes in our life and the lives of others.”

Other creativity turns into patents, trademarks, and copyrights. On the other hand, some creativity turns into choreography and maybe even a new recipe. All these things can be viewed as nice to have or can actually be viewed as something that can yield a great monetary return. I have been in industry for over 40 years, and in business for over 50 years. I started out creating various businesses as a child with

Do you know how powerful you are? The power to influence has nothing to do

my brother. We would mow people's lawns, shovel snow, I had a

you’re your master’s degree, position in a company or economic status. It has

newspaper route, as well as being awarded an allowance for

more to do with our ability to positively demonstrate good character and behav-

doing chores around the house. My parents were very caring,

iors. Operating in this manner gives other confidence in us and in ourselves.

very intelligent, and had hearts of gold. They were considered

Confidence was instilled in me by very supportive parents as a child. I thought I

people of influence within our community, our church, as well as

was somebody because they told me so. However, I was quickly met with bully-

in our schools. I will come back to this point later on in the arti-

ing in kindergarten which caused me to question that particular trait. During

cle. Once we use our confidence to understand that we are limit-

that time in school, I saw how others began to rise by their crafty ability to put

less, that is when the power truly begins to manifest changes in

others down. There was a group of us, however, who did what we could to lift

our life and the lives of others.

one other up. Tricia, Julie, and I still keep in touch to this day.

We were all created to have a specific impact in the world. The

The truth is, our childhood experiences can actually play a big factor in how we

trick is discovering it, embracing it, nurturing it and understand-

view the world, how we communicate with people, how we handle adversity

ing that the possibilities in life are limitless. Re-image and live a

and confrontation, and also how we tap into our creativity. One of the things

life aligned with abundance fueled by innovation and creativity.

that I'm most proud of throughout my life but especially over these last 10

Being bullied caused me to dig deep to understand that their

years, is being able to help others explore the creativity within. We all are crea-

limits were not mine. Do not mistake influence solely with likes

tive and we all can turn that creativity into cash flow under the right mentorship

and thumbs up on social media, it is much more than that. For

circumstances. Some creativity turns into intellectual property for corporations.

me, it has to do with the hearts we have touched and the lives

we have changed.


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