Influence

For my Leadership class a few semesters ago, we were asked to share our own "A-ha!" moments. I shared mine as the time when I went to a fastfood with my older sister and my then-four-year-old nephew. The fastfood offered bottomless drinks.

I ordered just one glass for the three of us.

We were eating and my nephew, who just started to learn to read, read out loud "Please do not share your drinks." He turned to my sister and exclaimed, "Mom! Why are we sharing?"

And I stopped and thought how we don't think sometimes and not realize how we influence others.

Since I helped facilitate the mini camp a few months ago for kids aged 12 to 14, I have to be a bit more cautious about the way I act. They follow me on Twitter and in Facebook. So I have to remember that I'm not just dealing with people my age.

Wow, where did I get this sense of maturity? Haha.