Of all the people in your life, who was the most influential in helping you to f

Question:Of all the people in your life, who was the most influential in helping you to form your life path and why?

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My AP History teacher in high school. He made history alive with his story telling approach. He took time with his student to encourage them to attend college. He was fair and consistent in his approach to students.

He was a well rounded gentleman who from my understand could relate the past events to the future events. Thus helping his student understand how the past has an effect on the present.

He and my science teacher (she) encourage me to pursue college on the academic track as opposed to focusing on athletics.

I did and it worked out quite well. I became an educator (role model / mentor / instructor / teacher / disciplinarian etc.) despite trying not to go that direction. Thus I know (now) and understand that this is my calling / purpose.

Hard, hard question. The first person that came to my mind was my AP English teacher.

We were seniors in high school, and I believe she taught us more about life than actual english. She taught us to think for ourselves, to be informed before making an opinion. We stayed up-to-date in current events, and she wanted our honest opinion, not our friend's, not our parent's, but ours. She helped me realize that I can make an impact on this world.

Col.James Tucker,he was the director of the local Boys and Girls Club in the town I grew up in.Mr.Tucker was the definition of class and patience with everyone and if I had never known him I am not sure how my life would have turned out.

for me it has always been those who loved unconditionally they are the one I look back on fondly one was my middle school Home Eco teacher the other was my vocal coach and the other is my best friend and her family who is helping me through a recovery process

My Grandmother. She use to always take me with her when she did volunteer work. I poured juice in nursing homes, worked in food banks, shelved books at the library, sorted clothes for community closet...all different sorts of things. I think this was the guiding reasons for why i went in to social work.

I would have to say that it was my maternal grandfather. He was a very quiet man and taught me more by example than words. In all the years I knew him I never once heard him utter an unkind word about anyone.He was kind to everyone and always ready to help anyone in a time of need. He was a man of strong faith but showed it by acts and not by words.I have never met anyone else in my life quite like him and have tried my best to live my life by the example he set for me.For me he was a model of what a man should be.

My great great grandmother.She was a kool-aid grandma,everybody called her grandma.I grew up thinking I was related to everyone.I tried to model myself the same way.So far I think I've done a fair job.I was mom/ma to my 3 kids friends and now I'm grandma to 7 kids(5 are mine).I wouldn't change this lesson from my dear grandma for anything.I love having all the kids/family around .And I know that I made a difference in someones life for the positive.

In my past, my grandmother. She was exceptionally beautiful inside out and now, in my present and until I die, my children, who are the best of me and teach me everyday, how wonderful it it to "learn everyday" something new from them.
I am thankful, to have them in my life.