Influences In Our Lives

Have you ever thought of what and who have influenced your life greatly? It could be your parents, your teachers, your friends, your sports coaches or your new town or city.

We all have been influenced in some way, shape or form. When someone tries to influence us, they are sharing their beliefs and ideas about a particular subject or topic. We can be influenced in a positive and empowering way or a negative and disempowering way. For me, the biggest things that have influenced my life are: emigrating to Australia, attending university, and starting personal development courses. These events have shaped the direction of my life and they were initially triggered by one thing - a decision!

Although I did not make the decision to emigrate to Australia (that was done by my parents), every major changes in my life have been shaped by the decisions I made. This then leads to the realization that change is caused by a decision. Although you cannot change your destination immediately, you can certainly change the direction in which you are heading in an instant.

Ultimately, decisions are what influences the quality of the results we get in our lives, and they also determine the direction in which we head in our lives. Therefore, the ability to make informed and powerful decisions is an important ability to develop and nuture. When used wisely, the results created can be extraordinary.

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