1. How can you interpret the information presented so far in the Influencer book to reflect on this statement?  What principles help you agree or disagree with the statement?

I agree that ideas can change the world, but yu need to influence others around you to fully make a change. Just like we learned, you need to influence people in the personal, social, and environmental aspects of their lives because this is where they are influenced. If you can change what is influencing them, then you can change the world.
2.  What is your vision of wellness using the principals promoted in Workplace Wellness that Works book?  Use Putnam's to imagine what is possible to create an innovative wellness program. 

I think that Putnam is write in saying we need t make the workplace a place where people come together and care about what they are doing. They need to be able to communicate and find joy and purpose in the workplace. If you wake up and find meaning in what you will do during the day then it can only further fulfill your life and help your workplace excel.

WEEK 5

1. Can you identify one way all the material we have covered (through Wed. Feb. 20) links together in a best, promising, or emerging practice methodology? 

I think that everything we learned can be used not only in the workplace but in every area of our lives. We learned that people can be influenced even by people they don't know. So why can't we be the ones to influence them? We can use the the three keys to influence to influence people at work, at home, on the street and anywhere we go. If you can influence even one person they can influence another and so on. We need to look at not only implementing health in wellness in the workplace but in the lives people live outside of work and we can start that change by becoming an influencer.

WEEK 6:

First:  How can you use the six sources of influence to create your solution to this problem?  Be specific

I think that we can use social media not only to influence the social aspects of people's lives but also through the personal and environmental aspects. If people can connect and understand each other I think they will see that if others are going through the same thing that they can get through it too. This can be personally motivating knowing they are not alone. Also this community created online can influence others to change their own environment and change others around them as well. 

I think that looking at cultural change can definitely help. If we can change the culture of social media and make it more positive we can change a lot of people's lives.

WEEK 7:
Why do I/we want to be an Influencer?” and “Who do I/we want to influence?

I think that being college students we can easily relate to other college students because we have similar experiences and may have personally gone through mental health issues. Or maybe we know people personally that have dealt with these issues. We want to truly help others and in our society today social media is one of the biggest influencers in people's lives. So why no use social media as an influencer in a positive way to help people. 

We want social media to be a positive influence in college student's lives and help them improve their mental health. We want to measure and show this through our facebook page where students can become comfortable talking about their problems and struggles and get the help they need.

I think that our tool box really focuses on the social aspect of peoples lives and their personal aspect but if we can help influence others through their environment I think we could really be able to make a difference. If we can through the use of social media help others to change their environment as well then they can continue to help themselves outside of just social media.