Picture a football stadium full of 80,000 people.

Research indicates that you will influence that many people during the course of your lifetime. (even if you don’t have your own YouTube channel)

But who is in your stadium? And what does it sound like in there?

Are people cheering for the ways you positively affected them? Are they booing for all the terrible things you did? Or are they silent because you were on your phone most of the time and ambivalent to those around you?

In this thought-provoking conversation, leadership expert Tommy Spaulding poses these important questions and talks through his own personal story of hitting rock bottom with hidden depression and familial turmoil despite outward worldly success.

He relates the story of how he rediscovered his inherent value as a child of God and his potential for influencing those around him.

His wife arranged a 50th birthday celebration that involved giving him 50 handwritten notes from people whose lives he had impacted. And the stories of influence were overwhelming.

You don’t need to be famous or have millions of Instagram followers to be an influencer. Your mere existence is a blessing, and your daily interactions—with family, friends, and even strangers—can change their lives forever.

As we approach Christmas and the start of a new year, it’s a good time to think about how you’re treating the other people in your stadium.

Get Tommy’s book, The Gift of Influence.