Over the past year my friend and I have often talked about owning your power. It's another one of those concepts I was instantly drawn to and intrigued about, yet it took me time to understand and embrace the meaning to my life. What I learned was owning your power meant finding yourself and standing up for what you believe without apology. It meant doing things with certainty and confidence.
Owing your power comes to you with experience. It's being sure of your own personal value while never losing sight of working with others. How we do this contributes to our success. We own the power within ourselves to act on and realize our potential. Others can support us but it is deep within ourselves that we figure out how to direct the outcomes. It's made a big difference in how I think and work. I have come to understand it and how valuable it is in owning your power. Until next time...
Blondie
My friend Garth asked me to post this comment for him and I am happy to do so...
ReplyDeleteI've worked with a lot of people over the years who dwell on the barriers to achievement, especially those barriers outside their direct control. Perhaps doing so offers them a reason why they can't succeed, and then they can find it comforting in the belief that it isn't their fault. On the other hand are those people who look for the opportunities in adversity by asking "what are the things I can actually do, what are the tools available to me, what authority do I have?". These people are the winners, the ones most valuable to an employer because they actually manage problems. The first type of people are victims (in their own eyes), and the second type have power, and get more power. Which type is the happiest? I'm pretty sure it isn't the victims.