Being a good writer may result in your being nicer to more people, having a bigger positive impact.
Leaders are less interested in their position and more interested in their positive impact on others.
We went to South America on a trip and all I had was a Robert Johnson album. So that's a definite influence on the album. My bandmates John [Stanier, drummer] and Henry [Bogdan, bassist] were interested in expanding their roles as writers, so that had a positive impact on the record.
Tennis has had a very positive impact on my life.