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I’m not really thinking in terms of position or standing here, so terms like bosses, presidents, managers are not in play. The influential are those whose words you remember, whose voice can motivate you, whose thoughts you love penning down. A very recent new phenomenon is none other than the new president elect himself, Barrack Obama.

Why are they so motivational? Here’s my take:

• To reach that pinnacle of influence, they first must rise up against criticisms. At the onset of their first wave of speeches, some might be taken aback. Herein is the fear of unfamiliar. These influencers then have to have the ability to motivate themselves to rise up against these voices. The absence of self-motivation will severely cripple the effort for change.
• Once they’ve seeded that hard rock self-motivating mechanism, the next step is to then be able to convince others of their stories. The poetic genius, the ability to persuade comes into play. Efforts must be made, either through skills learnt or that natural ability to move others with words, to encourage others to agree with the influencer. The skill of motivating others is a survival element should he choose the path of the influencer.

When all this is done, and when the time comes for him to find other areas to contribute… giving motivational talks would then be of second nature. He has equipped himself with the necessary skills, both internally and externally in terms of communication, to be able to move the audience.

Now you know.

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