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It’s the little things that go a long way

How do I become an influencer?

Hold the door for the next person, let a waiting car into the line of traffic, smile and say: “Thank you.” Little things go a long way to influence our unhappy world.

Doreen Forney Pownal, Vermont, US

• Start not to care about the impact that your prejudices and behaviour may have on others.

Charlie Bamforth Davis, California, US

• It is a three-step process. Step 1: develop an enormous self-indulgent ego. Step 2: see step 1. Step 3: see step 2.

John Watts Gloucester, NSW, Australia

• First, give up

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