That verbing of "impact" is relatively recent, and it still smacks of psychobabble and business-speak. No doubt it will find full acceptance one day, but not while I'm alive. Besides, it is meaningless in that context.
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vsureshShe has impacted me by being a devoted teacher.It's understandable, but not exactly idiomatic.
vsureshI see people using it as a verbIn my mind it's pretty violent as a verb, though, in its more common usage.
vsureshI wish your advice on impact will have an everlasting impact on me.