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8 Ways to Be a Positive Influence on Others
You can be the person who brings hope to others and help them navigate life with confidence
A raging global pandemic, social unrests, injustices, unemployment, hardship — everywhere you look there’s fear, uncertainties, and disillusionment.
Many people are battling every day to survive, unsure what tomorrow brings.
Thus, what many people need in their lives is a positively energizing influence — people who by their actions and behaviors inspire others to navigate the uncertainties with confidence and hope. Positively energizing people help others to experience high levels of engagement, productivity, fulfillment, and happiness,
In Positively Energizing Leadership, Kim Cameron, professor of Management and Organizations, says being a positively energizing influence has “heliotropic effect” — a concept that describes the way plants respond to the sun’s rays.
The idea is that when you become a positively energizing influence to those around you whether as a parent, teacher, colleague, manager, employer, you orient people toward light or life-giving positive energy. You become the energy that they account for their flourishing. You project into them positive energy by virtuous actions like generosity, compassion…
