On October 25, 2007, SuperForester Jackson wrote a post weighing the differences between ways of creating an impact on this planet. His conclusions were something along the lines of, “Changing the world is easy”, “Changing a person’s mind is extremely difficult”, and how as a result, instead, he was interested in “influencing people”. Because influence is a powerful thing, it is “the ring in the nose of the Bull that is Change.”
Something about his phrasing really had an effect on my views on how we can approach solving the world’s problems and something about what he shared in that blog post really stuck with me. Put simply, I guess you can say his words really influenced me. Which is why I took special interest in a short film by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson called “INFLUENCERS”. It is a film that explores what it means to be an “influencer” in popular culture today through conversations with New York City creatives.
It’s excellent. And is totally worth the 14 minutes it lasts so I definitely recommend you take the time to watch it and then ask yourself: “How am I influencing those around me?” Because whether you know it or not, you’re an influencing machine! And as Jackson said a few years ago, “in every interaction you have, NO MATTER HOW (seemingly) INSIGNIFICANT, there is a golden opportunity to influence.” And boy, if that idea isn’t empowering, I don’t know what is. :)
Love to all,
Carla
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