Author: John F. Loase
Publisher: Eloquent Books, New York, New York
A Brief Book Review by Ramu Nakliba
The Sigfluence Generation is a refreshingly wonderful book by someone who holds the distinction of being the only person who completed a doctorate in mathematics and psychology awarded byColumbiaUniversityTeachers College.
Most readers will probably conclude that ‘sigfluence’, a word coined by the author, means ‘significant influence.’ That is true. Expanded, it is defined by Loase as “significant, long-term, positive influence.”
Loase wrote this book based on two decades of research on sigfluence, as well as data obtained from a three-year-long study of 18-25-year-old college students
Loase has found that young adults, especially in the age range of those individuals he studied over two years, have a fundamental need for sigfluence, that many older people are unaware of and do not address properly.
He writes that, based on his many years of observation, conversations, research and formal study, young people, besides wanting to achieve their monetary and material goals, want to find meaning in their own lives by influencing others to make a difference in their communities.
He says: “Sigfluence is a key concept to positively transformAmerica. I was amazed at the potential and need for Sigfluence that I found among the 542 college students we surveyed over three years.”
Loase has been writing for about a quarter century. This is his eight book. He is a lifelong resident ofWestchesterCountyin the state ofNew York. He is a professor of mathematics atConcordiaCollegeinNew York.
