THE POWER OF 'ONE'
In order to lead a satisfying life -
a life of purpose and significance -
we need to discover and develop our
PERSONAL POWER. Now,
understand that when I refer to
personal power I am not speaking of
the power that comes from physical
strength or from a feeling of
superiority. Rather, I am referring
to the authentic personal power that
comes from within. This is the power
that enables us to make life
choices, impacts the lives of others
and enables us to design our future.
This power is an awesome force that
can be used in either positive or
negative ways. It is also an
important and invaluable ingredient
that helps pave our path to success.
In order to use this power in
positive and life-enhancing ways it
is essential, however, that we have
a high level of self-awareness
and healthy self-esteem - two
areas at which we will take a closer
look in future newsletters.
WHAT EXACTLY IS PERSONAL POWER?
The way I understand the concept of
personal power is the unique ability
we have as human beings to make
choices - good or bad! Whilst we
rarely are consciously aware of
this, each one of us exercises this
amazing ability (power) dozens if
not hundreds of times each day and
everything we do results from this.
Whether we choose to begin our day
by walking around the block,
enjoying a nourishing breakfast and
arriving at work in an unhurried and
grounded frame of mind or by jumping
out of bed 5 minutes before we are
due at our first meeting, forgetting
breakfast altogether and arriving at
our office frazzled, disorganised
and downright chaotic, depends on
this power. Whether we act in a
friendly or an unfriendly manner,
build up or tear down, make our
point forcefully or gracefully - it
all depends on how we use our power.
So, how can we use our personal
power to benefit ourselves and
others?
BUILDING YOUR
PERSONAL POWER
1. Identify the areas in your life
in which you could exercise your
personal power in more
life-enhancing ways. This could be
in your health-, career-,
relationships-, personal-,
professional or spiritual
development arena or any other.
2. Having chosen the appropriate
area/s you wish to focus on at this
point in your life, decide which
kids of changes you want to make.
For instance, you may wish to shed
some of the weight that's been
making you feel like a baloon and
has been compromising your health;
or you might want to quit an
unsatisfactory job so that you can
pursue a long-cherished dream; or
you'd like to change the way you
communicate with your loved ones;
or......whatever is important to
YOU.
3. Remember that personal power
equals choice. Step 3 requires
that you use the amazing ability you
have been given to make the choices
that you believe will lead you
towards the outcome you are hoping
for. As tackling too many things at
once usually causes a feeling of
overwhelm - "it's all too hard so
I'd rather not even try!" - my
recommendation would be that you
just focus on one choice at a time.
The important thing is not the
quantity but the quality of your
choice. The quality is defined by
the level of your commitment to see
the desired changes through to their
conclusion.
4. Having made the choice, the next
important move that needs to be made
is taking the first step. Here it is
important to remember the words of
Martin Luther King Jr. who said: "Take
the first step in faith. You don't
have to see the whole staircase,
just take the first step!"
Looking at the above examples, this
could mean that you start eating
differently and that you embark on a
regular gym routine; it could mean
that you begin to focus on how to go
about acquiring that dream job; it
could mean that you explore what
type of courses may be available to
learn better communication skills or
you could even hire a coach to help
you with this project.....
Once that first step - which is
always the most difficult - is made,
the second, third and subsequent
steps will become easier and easier.
This really isn't all that different
to the experience you would have
when you begin an exercise program.
The first few training sessions are
enormously painful and hard. Those
that follow become easier and
easier. Once you see the pudge
beginning to diminish or muscles
bulging in all the right places and
you begin to look fit and healthy,
what was once a drudgery now becomes
a cherished process because you can
see results. Exactly the same is
true for building your personal
power. Each time you exercise the
discipline required to 'stay on
track', your sense of personal
power grows and grows and once
you begin to see the benefits, your
life will never be the same.
Happy personal power building!!!!
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WORDS OF WISDOM
Champions aren't made in gyms,
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they have deep inside them - a
desire, a dream, a vision. (Muhammad
Ali) *****************
Your choices today determine your
tomorrow and you make your life
through the power of choice. (Katy
Smith) *****************
You are never given a wish without
also being given the power to make
it true. You may have to work for
it, however. (Richard Bach)
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