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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Your Immediate Sphere of Influence

I am a "big vision" person and sometimes to a fault. I am thinking about Z before I even get to A sometimes. I often think about all of the people that I want to reach, connect with, and inspire and they are in the millions. Even though that is well and good, there are people in my life right now that I should be focused on reaching, connecting with, and inspiring. These are the people that I call my immediate sphere of influence. People such as my wife, co workers, relatives, and friends. It's easy to get so hung up on the big vision that we neglect those that are closest to us. It's a sad day for the influential leader to realize that even though he has positively and profoundly impacted millions of lives, he failed to impact the lives of his spouse, children, and inner circle. Even though he reached all of these other people, he is still a failure in my eyes. The most important people in a influential person's life should be those within his immediate sphere of influence. Until you master building them up (A), don't even try to build up the masses (Z). Please share your thoughts.

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