E22_What Are We Consuming?

You may or may not have heard the term “influencer marketing” before but it describes a person with the ability to sway thoughts, ideas and even purchasing decisions. Social influence occurs when a person’s emotions, opinions, or behaviors are affected by others (well said Wikipedia, well said). Given this knowledge, how much does what we take in (from influencers, to the food we eat, to the toxic news we ingest) impact our ability to grow? From social media, radio, tv, google, water cooler conversations, food, alcohol, you name it, there is the prevalence to take in something, or at the very least, to be influenced in some way without noticing that it’s happening. This week’s wellness is dedicated to sustaining our progress towards our personal and professional goals by monitoring and consciously choosing what we consume…