I was very lucky to be able to attend my wife's convocation yesterday at the University of Alberta, and not just because my wife was graduating!  It was also because they had two absolutely amazing speeches, one by the President of the University of Alberta, Dr. Indira Samarasekera (which we'll come back to in a later post) and an incredible, inspiring talk from honorary graduate Sheldon Bowles. 

Sheldon counseled all in attendance to make sure they surrounded themselves with people who are "sunshine" (positive thinkers who inspire you and give you a good feeling) and to steer away from sunshine-suckers (those that are negative and tend to drain you after being around them).  This reminded me of a passage from Rajesh Setty's great book, "Beyond Code" (see my review), that really got me thinking about my relationships and my impact on other people, which I will share with you now in the hopes that it will stimulate you as well.

List A: Write down the names of 10 people in your life who energize you. 

List B: Write down the names of 10 people (if you have 10) who are draining to you.

List C: Write down the names of 20 people who would put *you* on *their* list A.  Do you have 20 people? 

If you don't, what changes can you make in your life to have 20 people on that list?