Do your lucid dreams influence your waking life?

I am doing a lucid dream research project, and I realized that I should use lucid dreaming experiences that people have had. I was hoping people would share some of their lucid dreams! (I would be grateful to be able to quote people, so please tell me if I may quote you, otherwise I will not)

I was wondering if most people use their lucid dreaming, for entertainment, or to help them in their life, such as problem solving (for a situation), overcoming fears, or other uses that can be applied to the waking life?

Do you purposely try to you lucid dreaming to influence your waking life? Or has you lucid dream altered some aspect of waking life, whether it be personality, or behavior, emotional health, creativity, how you see reality?