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You’ve all heard of the “social networking craze.” It’s not a craze. It’s not only everywhere, it’s also here to stay. What’s important for us to know is the principle of “exponential growth” that drives the growth of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, Youtube, My Space, etc.. That same principle of exponential growth is the principle behind influence.
Let me offer an example. If you were asked to work for 30 days with the starting pay being one penny, but that your wage would be doubled every day of that month (e. g. 1,, 2, 4, 8, 16…), would you take that job? Do the math and the answer is a resounding “Yes! When can I start?” Why? Because on day 30 you’d make $5,368,709.12!*
The ability to influence with the love of Jesus works in that same exponential way. If instead of pennies those were people, how far would your influence have extended? When you influence even as few as two people, and they influence two people, and so on, the potential is plainly apparent. The moral of the story is simple - “influence others to influence others.” Remember you can do this. The power of God’s Holy Spirit is a living reality in your life.
Even though you may not feel as though you are a person of influence, you are. Word by word, sentence by sentence, and conversation by conversation you are flavoring the world. Your voice makes a difference, even if you only influence two people. Get involved with the E Team at any level you choose and begin to flavor the world with the love of Jesus.
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|
Day |
Number of pennies |
Total pay for that day |
|
1 |
1 |
$.01 |
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2 |
2 |
$.02 |
|
3 |
4 |
$.04 |
|
4 |
8 |
$.08 |
|
5 |
16 |
$.16 |
|
6 |
32 |
$.32 |
|
7 |
64 |
$.64 |
|
8 |
128 |
$1.28 |
|
9 |
256 |
$2.56 |
|
10 |
512 |
$5.12 |
|
11 |
1,024 |
$10.24 |
|
12 |
2,048 |
$20.48 |
|
13 |
4,096 |
$40.96 |
|
14 |
8,192 |
$81.92 |
|
15 |
16,384 |
$163.84 |
|
16 |
32,768 |
$327.68 |
|
17 |
65,536 |
$655.36 |
|
18 |
131,072 |
$1,310.72 |
|
19 |
262,144 |
$2,621.44 |
|
20 |
524,288 |
$5,242.88 |
|
21 |
1,048,576 |
$10,485.76 |
|
22 |
2,097,152 |
$20,971.52 |
|
23 |
4,194,304 |
$41,943.04 |
|
24 |
8,388,608 |
$83,886.08 |
|
25 |
16,777,216 |
$167,772.16 |
|
26 |
33,554,432 |
$335,544.32 |
|
27 |
67,108,864 |
$671,088.64 |
|
28 |
134,217,728 |
$1,342,177.28 |
|
29 |
268,435,456 |
$2,684,354.56 |
|
30 |
536,870,912 |
$5,368,709.12 |
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