One Thing

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Did you know that when you search the word “Diets” on Google 19,500, 000 pages return? Seems more then enough info for you to find what you are looking for. In a world saturated by information, often times it can be overwhelming rather then useful.

Shane Hipps in his book Flickering Pixels says: “If we are not alert, the info age may stunt our growth and create a permanent puberty of the mind.” With so much information out there, where do you begin?

Now maybe you are not searching for diets or how to have 10,000 followers on Twitter, but you might be looking for one thing: One thing that you can do to impact others.

I’d like to share with you one thing that I find very important for you as a leader to understand– influence. Your influence reaches out to many. People are watching and learning from you. This could be a very scary thought or one that gives you great energy and passion. No matter how you view this, you are influencing others.

I’ve had several conversations with people about regular mentoring. One thing they tell me is that they are searching for a mentor. I find this challenging and difficult. Instead of being pursued, a generation is looking to be influenced and shaped.

I want to call you to be the influencers that are leading out a mentoring relationship. A relationship that shares life together and learns from conversation, life experience, and the grace of God. I want to encourage you to be specific with your influencing, to go out of your way to notice the potential in others, and to be one that calls others to lead.

How can you be an influencer?