10 Keys to Personal Power
Key 1: Clarity
"Have vision. Determine what you want to be, do or have in life. Have a sense of direction and know where you're going. If you do not have clear specific goals in life, you are doomed forever to work for others who do."
This is saying that you should already have your future in mind. You should have a clear understanding of what you want to do with your life. This way, you can work towards your goal instead of doing a whole bunch of other things instead and wasting your life away. Knowing what you are working for makes life a whole lot easier. You know what you're trying to achieve so you know what you have to do and you won't let anything get in your way. You have an idea of the obstacles that you may have to overcome and that will save you some time.
Key 2: Competence
"If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."
Competence is saying that if you look to excellence, you'll go far in life and you'll be successful. You will always find something to do that will affect your future for the better. There will come more opportunities for you and these opportunities will guide you and eventually help you out. This is also saying that you have to work hard to be great. If you do a half booty job, you won't be as great as the person doing the maximum. You have to work for what you want and be the best at it. You will feel accomplished. You will be successful.
Key 3: Concentration
"Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself "Is this the best use of my time?" before you start anything."
Concentration is an important key to personal power. To do a good job on something, you have to stay concentrated. Staying concentrated means putting all things that would distract you aside and focus on the most important thing you're doing. Stalling to do work won't help you get to where you want to be. It'll only waste your time and you won't get to where you want right away. This is why concentration is an important key to personal power.
Key 4: Common Sense
- train your mind
- think things along
- listen to your intuition
- learn from setbacks
Key 5: Creativity
"Except the fact that every human being is a genius. The hallmark of creativity is asking questions. The people who are most creative ask the most questions."
Being creative is a great way to explore new things and new ways of doing things. It also allows you to express yourself in different ways. You think outside the box so you want to know more and learn more. You ask more questions and you are more involved with what you are doing and learning. From being more involved and concentrated, you become smarter.
Key 6: Consideration
"The quality of your relationship with other people will determine your success in life."
"Develop the people skills you need to become a better communicator. Take courses in listening, speaking, etc."
"If you were to learn one new word a day, within 5 years, you'll be the best educated person in history."
Being considerate of others is very important. You have to think about them or how something you say or do may affect them. You have to be able to communicate with them when you notice they are sad. Listening to others and how they're feeling and their emotions really makes them feel like you're there for them.
Key 7: Consistency
"Dependable, steady predictable work is always superior to fast spurts of work."
"Be consistent in your relationships, your family, friends, your boss, your work. Be the person that people can depend upon.That if you say you'll do something you do it..."
Being consistent means being fair. You have to be fair with others and make everything equal.
Key 8: Commitment
"No success is possible without commitment. The ability to commit yourself whole heartily is the basis of achieving all success."
"Become totally absorbed in your work. Be totally committed."
Being committed is important when you have a goal. In order to succeed at achieving your goal, you have to put your all. Being committed to something is like saying you'll do something and keeping your word. If you aren't committed, you can't expect yourself to achieve your goal. When you're committed, you achieve it a lot faster. If you become lazy and don't put your all into what you want, you either won't achieve it or the process will take longer. Be committed for something you desperately want because it won't just come to you on its own.
Key 9: Courage
"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."
In order to not fail in life, you have to be courageous. You can't let the fear of failing take over. Being courageous means you have to do what you're scared to do. Take risks and do things you normally wouldn't do. You cannot be afraid to do things or be afraid to fail. If you don't try because you feel like you're gonna fail then you're going to fail anyways. So, it's better to try and fail than to give up and fail.
Key 10: Confidence
"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again."
Being confident is so important. Being confident means you feel good about what you're doing and you feel good about your choices. When you're confident, you are well aware of what you're doing and you don't doubt yourself. This is good for your image. Not only are you showing others how confident you are but you're showing yourself that you can amount to anything without thinking you're wrong. Being confident shows others that you're not afraid to do things and you think what you're doing is right. People will see that you're not one to quit and they'll surround you more because they like people like that.
