Having Influence

All have influence. Low achievers impact society and others by holding everyone down and back. High achievers have a much more positive influence, uplifting and benefiting others and themselves by their amazing performances. Having influence is a synonym for the power a person wields. If the person is powerless, feckless, and clueless, the individual is wielding the power of powerlessness, requiring allying the self with a collective of other powerless people as a way of erasing awareness of and fleeing a blemished self. A powerful person, for good or ill, exert herself, imposing her will upon others, the world and the self. Therefore, all have influence, a fundamental condition of human existence.