When I started listening. I started getting a lot smarter. Listening and learning from others also helped to improve my decision making.

Those who make things happen must act. There is no magic genie that makes things suddenly appear. Thoughts turn into things through intentional actions, and actions happen in the moment.

At the center of just about every success story I’ve heard is the heart-and-soul-effort of the daily grind. Getting up and doing what was required at the time, even when they would rather be doing something else.

What you don’t see in the before and after photos is the “during” photo when the work is being done to create the change. The work of change that happens from the inside and shows up on the outside.

We all want to be influential, which is the ability to make our ideas and words take hold and make a difference. But being pushy and overbearing is exactly the wrong way to go about it.

Influence is an invisible force that shows up in the way we act. Often a successful person will say they were influenced by someone they admired.

Let your light shine. When we say, “let your light shine,” it’s a way of saying let your example speak for itself.

Evolution has given us a kindness response that flashes with a smile on both the lips and in the eyes.

The INPowered trust themselves to recognize when it’s time to recalibrate, and they move forward with the confidence that their creative energy will find the way they need to go.

Rather than what am I supposed to be, we should ask how can I take what I am currently doing to the next level? How can I become a better version of my current self?