Law 4: Be Heard Magnify your inf luence

The figure shows a four-layered rhombus on the x-y axis. North axis is with the title “me,” south axis with the title “we,” “east axis with the title “inner confidence,” and west axis with the title “outer confidence.” The inner most rhombus is labeled as “unleash brilliance,” the second rhombus shows the following labels: “law 1,” “law2,” “law3,” and “law 4.” The third rhombus also shows the following labels: “Be ready,” “be together,” “be heard,” and “be you.” The fourth rhombus shows the following labels: “Mindset,” “stamina,” “behavior,” “collaborate,” “network,” “engage,” “accelerate,” “magnify,” “lead,” “character,” “focus,” “expertise.”

Be the best you, the most successful you.

Be influential, be visible and become professionally famous in all that you want to do.

Magnify others always to become their brilliant selves too.

After experiencing the personal heartbreak of birthing three premature babies, Melinda Cruz established the Miracle Babies Foundation in 2005 with the help of Liverpool Hospital's Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and a group of mothers, who all bonded through their NICU experiences. They shared the same common desire of wanting to support other families of miracle babies and give back to the wonderful hospitals that care for them.

Melinda says, ‘I didn't set out to change the world. I gathered some papers and went to the head of the unit where my boys were born and just thought I'd start a local group … and then it exploded'. Not only has Melinda built a foundation that has a long-lasting legacy, she's been inducted into the 2013 Australian Businesswomen's Hall of Fame, and was awarded the title of Honorary Research Associate by the University of Sydney. She now travels the world providing insights and support to change the world of medical assistance for premature and sick newborns.

The impact that Melinda continues to make is extraordinary. When I asked her about this she shared a wonderful story of a doctor who approached her a couple of years ...

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