At one time or another during our growing-up years, we may have been told to be a good influence. This could have meant modeling good behavior or even gently steering someone in the right direction.
This ability to produce certain effects on the behavior of others is generally thought to be dependent on our own will or personal power. And while that is what appears to be behind the work of many of today’s social media influencers, it is not true influence according to Christian Science.