He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. ~ By Lao-Tau
What is the one thing you have which you give away too often?
No….not time or energy or love
That’s right! Your Personal Power.
We all have it, but what do we do with it? Do we not even realise we possess it? Do we give it away? Do we nurture and care for it?
Good question…
This is one of the things that we have that none can take away. We hold the magic within to master our own personal power. It is an interesting concept to contemplate.
I believe that TRUE personal power comes from within and we can never explore it too much.
There are all sorts of varying definitions of personal power, however, in my field it is openly defined as the ability to take actions and get results. It is an inner strength and confidence that carries you forward through the challenging times and life balance.
In life, it is the ability to stand up and take ownership over the things that you can control vs blaming others. It cannot be given or gifted to you in any form of promotion, praise or acknowledgement. True personal power is obtained by going within, discovering, utilising and nurturing the ability to make choices which enable us to own our power.
Owning your personal power gives you credibility to be successful. When we are searching for who we are and where we fit in this world, it is important to own our personal power and be consciously aware of when and how we use it.
Having personal power gives you confidence and courage in work, family, social settings and life in general.
It allows you to stand up for yourself, negotiate for yourself, demonstrate your strength while admitting when you’re wrong. It takes power to allow yourself to be vulnerable and compassionate without losing yourself in the process. ~ Bonnie Marcus (Forbes)
We have absolutely have great news for you! We all have personal power. The trick is to keep it, nurture it and own it.
What in the world are you talking about Katie!?
Well our power is ours to keep, maintain and develop. If you implement these three principles and allow them to stay in your conscious awareness then you are in an amazing place on your personal development journey.
Let’s briefly look into these.
Keeping our power is as simple as ensuring you don’t hand it over to others. Let me give you an example. I’m certain that you have meet people who talk about how someone drives them crazy at work, if your husband is in a bad mood then the rest of my day is done, I had no choice but to say yes or she started it. This is giving your power away to others when it is ours to have. You are allowing someone else to take ownership over you and just simply handing them the keys.
Colin Cox quotes ‘Someone can only drive you crazy if you give the the keys.’
Maintaining our personal power by nurturing it! Which means using it and exercising it in a way that empowers us and those around us. This can be as simple as recognising when and where you are using or not using it. Remember bringing something to your awareness is powerful in itself. But it is also about being kind to yourself – no-one is happy and perfect all the time – thats reality. SO be kind if you catch yourself off course because it is a muscle you need to keep using to make it stronger.
Developing it by challenging ourselves and through personal growth and development. The beauty about our personal power is it is only as powerful as you allow it to be. Once you start using your personal power to empower yourself and those around you your unconscious mind will eagerly seek it out! That’s when you feel the power lasting power. Enjoy the growth and challenges that arise and see then all as opportunities to grow and learn o this life journey.
Over the next few posts we’ll be diving into the practical ways that you can start to enhance your personal power and ignite the truth about who you are and where you are heading.
It is a liberating process and so powerful to ignite the change within and become the change you are seeking.
Keep Driving your Personal Power!