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Power Principles
By Joel Garfinkle
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Legendary director John Huston explained real power this
way, "When I make a movie, I feel like God. I have the
world in my hands, I can make it come out the any way I
want, decide who lives and who dies, who gets punished,
who gets to live happily ever. In between pictures is
my seventh day, I rest."
Unlike Huston, few people ever experience real power,
because they sabotage themselves by not following through
on their potential based upon past achievements. The
definition of "real power" can be summed up into two
words: integrity and authenticity.
In the most basic sense, being powerful means completely
fulfilling your potential and acting that you were meant
to be where your talents and character have taken you.
While on the other side, is the fear of being powerful,
where you reach a level of achievement outside your
comfort level where you begin to questionwhether your
talents or character can sustain your success in the
future.
Some people fit into the category that they don't
believe they are powerful and others believe they are
powerful, but realize their actions tell themselves and
others otherwise. In either case, most people who find
themselves in this situation will say they don't feel
they deserve the power that has been bestowed upon them.
Often, we might be watching the Olympics or seeing others
who seem more powerful than us and you can hear yourself
saying, "Why can't I do that?" The answer is entirely
up
to each of us. The only difference between those who become
powerful and those that do not is a matter of choice. But
how can you stay at a constant level of feeling powerful
when so many other things in your life keep trying to tear
you down?
Think of a time in your life when you felt the most
powerful. Most likely, you will notice that you were
coming from a place of authenticity or being totally
comfortable with who you are at that particular moment in
time. Thus, the best way to become a more powerful being
is to continue to find ways to tap into the authentic
nature of who you truly are, including:
1. Constantly taking powerful actions, by honoring your
commitments and prioritizing your life in such a way
that you are living in a place that embraces who you
are and engages your entire wholeness of being.
2. Stepping out of your comfort zone and doing different
things. Taking risks and feeling what it feels like to
have courage, face fears, move forward and have a zest
for life will allow you to tap into an incredible sense
of power without fear.
3. Refusing to settle for average or below average
standards will help you avoid planting any additional
seeds of powerlessness.
4. Temper your fear by doing one thing everyday that
scares you.
5. Remove any unresolved issues or things that you are
simply tolerating in your life that drain you and take
energy away from your sense of who you are. Getting rid
of these distracting obstacles and making room for what
you truly do want allows you to become more powerful.
The unresolved issues that you haven't cleaned up just
create more mental images of how you are not good enough.
The powerful being you want to become needs to have these
issues resolved and have people around you that support
your powerful presence.
6. Part of being powerful is actually being ok with
yourself when you aren't powerful. This is about accepting
what is happening versus resisting what is occurring. By
accepting your condition in this moment of intense self-
doubt will give you an equal playing field to actually
begin to change it.
What is an action step you could take today that would
honor your transparent nature of who you really are?
Ask yourself, what is so scary about becoming more powerful?
What holds you back from being as powerful as you are
meant to be?
Remember, as the great Indian leader Seneca, once said,
"most powerful is he who has himself in
his own power."
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