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You may have heard that tomorrow there’s some inauguration thing going on.  Apparently there’s been a little bit of news coverage on this event.

Actually, there’s been more media coverage on Barack Obama’s inauguration than any other previous inauguration.  In fact, tickets for the inauguration are going for thousands of dollars online. It seems that The Decider is out and now The Influencer is moving in.  When this man talks, people become energized to do whatever it takes to build a better tomorrow.

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After eight years in office George Bush has left America the same way he’s left every business his hands have touched – crippled with his personal fortunes increased.  Lets hope The Influencer can at least steer the ship out of the treacherous storm The Decider created and back towards prosperous shores.

Barack Obama is The Influencer because he’s the first president in modern times to have the power to ignite a fire of service and action into the majority of the American population.  Obamamania has shifted the national mood from confused hopeless thoughts of “WTF?” to declarations of “Yes We Can.”

The man is not a messiah or a magician who can wave his hand and make it all better, but something about him is bringing out the best in people across the globe.  And for that we can all be inspired and thankful.

Tomorrow is not just the inauguration of the 44th American president.  It is not just a historic moment because Americans have elected a black man to lead them.  It is a symbol of change for a population ready to be influenced with integrity and ready to take that experience into how they live and influence the people they care about most and the people they share the world with.