My biggest influences in my life are of my own making. Friends you meet can be the biggest influences other than your parents. Other influences need a definition in order to answer the question adequately. My Dad was the first, Mom second, then my husband, daughter, and it goes on from there. An education led to a career, and motherhood never occurred to me until I longed for something more. And there it is the biggest influence of them all. It was a rocky road with twists and turns but in the end I reflect and look at a job well done.