Anytime you are interacting with someone, you have two options: influence or be influenced.
Too often people let themselves be influenced to be less themselves for the sake of connecting.
Better, I think, to do the influencing and raise another up.
Turns out when someone sees that you’ve set a bar, they do try to reach it.
Stay Positive & It’s On You To Decide Who Does The Influencing
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Senior Content Specialist at Encompass Technologies, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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