Arroe Unplugged Page Two Thousand Three Hundred Ninety The Daily Mess

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Creativity is an addiction, unplugged because we will always say
yes to creativity, totally uncut because we all make mistakes.
So let's turn it into a tool. This is Arrow unplugged.
I'm always asking questions. The reason why is because the
fund begins when you start researching for answers such as
what inspires the average person these days? Or is it influence?

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Plus We're going to break down the difference between the
two of them, inspiration versus influence. My name is Arrow.
I'm a daily writer, a silent wolf. That means I
stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen, study,
then activate. I call it the daily mess, a chronological
walk through an everyday world. Yep, it's my morning writing
as a receiver of thoughts and ideas. We as people

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tend to throw it to the side and deal with
it later, while when a subject arrives inside of me,
I know it's time to dig in. It's still keeping
a journal, but by doing the research the picture becomes clearer.
This is the daily mess. What inspires the average person today?
Most are influenced before making any decision to make a move.
Let's start with the Dictionary definition of influence. The capability

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to have an effect on the character, development, and behavior
of something or someone. But that's not the origin of
the question. The word I chose to use was inspire,
not influence. Are they one and the same? Research clearly
states they are not the same. While both involved the
effect they have on a person, Influence is about exerting

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a direct force or control, while inspiration is about motivating
and or encouraging others to actions of their own. Influence
is a form of persuasion, while inspiration is the act
of tapping into someone's emotions. A great example, my music
interviews were heavily inspired by Casey Kasem on American Top forty,
but he personally did nothing to influence me to create

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my multiple podcasts connected to all things entertainment. Now, what
about you? How did you really get to that dot
on the map? Coming up next, let's break it down
inspiration versus influence. Hey, welcome back to the Daily Mess.

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Breaking down influence and inspiration. How can we identify the
real difference? First, influence is about getting someone to do something.
Inspiration is motivation in the way of getting someone to
want to do something. I can't tell someone to love
their grocery store job. But through my positive actions and reactions,

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someone might be influenced to take a different look at
their loyalty and determination within the store. Influence has a
goal or intent as an influencer, they want to cause
a specific change or outcome. It's an active and intentional process.
Inspiration comes from a personal experience and or a source
that evokes emotion and a sense of possibility. It may

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not have a specific intent or goal, but rather a
desire to evoke emotion and a sense of possibility. It's
a passive process which allows the individual to take the
initiative to act upon based on their personal inspiration. Influence
versus inspiration. Knowing the difference means opening up your heart
and your head. I'm Merril, and that's the daily mess.