“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

-- Maya Angelou

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Influence isn’t new.

Long before Instagram and TikTok, the Bible understood how voices, rituals, and stories could shape a people.

In Re’eh, Moses warns of dazzling prophets, seductive neighbors, and cultural pressures — not to scare, but to teach discernment.

This week we explore:

• Why influence works — from parasocial bonds to storytelling and scarcity.

• How Moses framed blessings and curses as moral gravity, not just rules.

• What modern psychology (Cialdini, Milgram, Asch) confirms about persuasion and conformity.

• Four practical tools leaders can use today to filter noise, anchor values, and build healthy influence.

Influence is unavoidable. The question isn’t if you’ll be influenced — it’s by whom, and to what end.

Happy Learning!