Inspiration | Personal Development

The Power of Taking Charge

Navigating the challenges of influence

Bill Abbate
Curated Newsletters
6 min readAug 7, 2024

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In a world filled with voices and opinions, who truly influences your decisions? Your answer tells you who controls your life. Do you realize whoever exerts this control is actively shaping your life? How can you know for sure who it is? Let’s explore these questions to determine who is really in control.

Everyone follows someone

“Imagine that you are in control of your life. Now, the question is: Why do you have to imagine this?” Ernie J Zelinski

Finding answers to the above questions is crucial to living at your best. The amount of control you have and who you follow affects everything you do, who you are, and who you become.

Jim Rohn insightfully noted, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. While the exact number of people may vary, Rohn’s statement holds a fundamental truth: we absorb some behaviors and characteristics of those closest to us. The more time we spend with them, the more we become like them.

Who Affects Your Life?

Many people influence you by their mere presence. These include those you know personally, those whose words…

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Bill Abbate
Curated Newsletters

Leadership Writer and Editor in ILLUMINATION, Leadership/Executive Coach, Author www.BillAbbate.com