Tommy Spaulding

Researchers believe that the average person will influence up to 80,000 people—2.8 people daily—over the course of their lifetime. That’s a stadium full of people whom each of us affect positively or negatively—sometimes without us knowing.

What if we paid attention to this fact?

Would we live differently?

Would we lead differently?

Would we take more time to put down our phones and instead focus on the person in front of us?

The Gift of Influence is a manifesto on the everyday actions we can take to make a positive impact on the people we love and lead. Sharing stories from the exceptional leaders he has worked with over the years, from entrepreneurs who have made an impact far beyond their businesses to a teacher who changed the lives of thirty students with one simple lesson. Spaulding gives us a simple recipe for turning transactions into interactions, 0ffering more than “thoughts and prayers” to those in need, and transforming the lives each of us touch as we make our way through the world.