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Influence Yourself

May 21, 2012 by Liz 18 Comments

Who Influences You?

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I’m proud of you. You inspire me. You’re a treasure.

Have you ever heard those words?

How nice it is to know that in some life you’ve been a treasure, a thing of beauty or inspiration. I never cease to wonder what prompts such a feeling, what someone saw in me. What does it mean to make another person proud?

Words like that influence me.
They change how I think, how I act, what I believe and what I do next.
They make me stop, think, and wonder what I did to earn them.
A powerful statement can change doubt into confidence.

When I get a response that says I’m valued, I’m influenced to do things that will earn that feeling again.

But …

Some folks think I’m brilliant and creative and other folks, well, think I’m … um … not.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

And on that idea, I figured out something when I was looking at the the stars.

Debris of a dead star
Image credit: NASA/CXC/NCSU/S.Reynolds et al

When stars die they leave behind space debris. Space debris is gorgeous colors and shines with its own bright light. The wispy, windy patterns and reflections energize filmy fibers in the endless space night.

What (hu)man named it trash?
It’s a treasure for the heart and the eyes.

People and stars are made of the same stuff.
The carbon that makes cell in our bodies came from the same stuff that makes stars.

It’s true about stars.
It’s true about people too.

Stars shine no matter who is looking.
No one has to call them a treasure.
They shine because that’s what stars do.

Influence Yourself

This week …

Be a treasure.
Start a quest. Create and conspire.
Be a mentor, a leader, a teacher. Inspire.
Be a beginner, a learner, an adventurer. Aspire.
Shine at being you.
Shine because being brilliant is what you do.
Do it because YOU have decided you’re living up to being a treasure.

Influence yourself.

Be irresistible.
— ME “Liz” Strauss

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Comments

  1. bob warren says

    May 21, 2012 at 7:37 AM

    xxx 000 xxx Have a Super Monday Beautiful..

    Reply
  2. Andreas Wiedow says

    May 21, 2012 at 7:44 AM

    Liz, you’re a treasure 🙂

    I mean it and I am VERY picky when it comes to sharing content.

    Reply
  3. Alison Voyvodich says

    May 21, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    Very well said and thanks for saying it.

    Reply
  4. Artrotter says

    May 21, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    I like it.Inspiring article. Thank you LIz

    Reply
  5. Anne Thomas says

    May 21, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    Thank you Liz! I always am inspired by you

    Reply
  6. Kasandria says

    May 21, 2012 at 11:15 AM

    We all need a little inspiration. THANKS Liz!
    Kas

    Reply
  7. Aviva says

    May 21, 2012 at 12:31 PM

    A great post,Liz! Thank you!

    Reply
  8. Lexi says

    May 21, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    Great Post!!!

    Reply
  9. Slavica. says

    May 21, 2012 at 9:58 PM

    Thank you for your post. And you know Liz: I am proud of you, you inspire and you are a treasure:) Have a wonderful week!

    Reply
  10. Phillip Hocking says

    May 24, 2012 at 4:54 AM

    I really think you need a G+ +1 button. Not only has it become the largest organic seo methodology weighted higher than the amount of links Google’s crawler sees, it allows your audience to easily and ‘frictionlessly’ (if you like that term) share your content with *their* audience.

    🙂

    Reply
    • ME Liz Strauss says

      May 24, 2012 at 9:15 AM

      Hi Philip,
      I agree. 🙂

      Reply
  11. Wayne Mansfield says

    May 30, 2012 at 10:28 AM

    I feel like swimming in your Lake..

    Reply
  12. Oliver Nguyen says

    May 30, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    You’re a Star! Let’s Rock!

    Reply
  13. Laura Sykes says

    June 2, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Good advice, and something one cannot hear too often. Today is a good day to hear it!

    Reply
  14. Baja By Bus (@BajaByBus) says

    June 2, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    Inspirational!

    Reply
  15. Michael Dougherty says

    August 28, 2014 at 8:06 AM

    Thank you so much for this!

    Reply

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