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Ultimately, your legacy is all you've got. Think about how you want to be remembered by other people and act on those thoughts. Create something meaningful that will outlive you.

People feel better in the face of death if they are a part of something that will live on after them. Having a positive impact on future generations can help fulfill that need.

Consider the responsibility that comes with your power.

To make change really happen, it doesn't need to be managed, but empowered. That is the difference between authority and leadership.

To create change, Leadership is more important than Authority - Craig Segall

What happens to people who try to advocate for diversity in the workplace? Those who were female and non-white were rated worse by their bosses. They found the same pattern with hiring decisions.

Manipulators need to draw you close to size up where your soft spots are and how much they can get from you.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Many studies show that abused employees who suffer from stress perform worse or less creative and are more likely to quit their jobs. Abusive powerholders, on the other hand, seem immune to their own negative behaviours. They continue about their day as if nothing happened.

If you feel infected by bad cheer, take a deep breath, recognise how you are feeling and choose, not to pass it on. Instead, treat people with the empathy, care and good humour that will make them feel happier, more connected and productive. Positive moods are just as contagious as negative moods.

We all have superpowers. We can make people feel good or bad by as simple a thing as a gesture, an expression, a word or a tone of voice. But wait, can I really blame my grumpyness on you? Isn't each person responsible for his or her own mood? Here is what we know. Like a common cold, emotions are contagious.

Giving people choices over their environment actually extented lives by years. According to her studies, conducting among the eldery in nursing homes.