10 Keys to Personal Power
Key 1: Clarity
"Have vision. Determine what you want to be, do or have in life. Have sense of direction and know were your going. If you do not have clear specific goals in life, you are doomed forever to work for others who do."
What this means is to set goals in life and try your best to achieve them if you don't have goals in life then you don't have something to guide you. You will be lost and confused ,but the only way you can prevent this from happening is by having a direction. For example your about to graduate high school and don't have any goals. You will be lost it is vital that you have some sense of direction. Go to college if that's were you will achieve you goals.
Key 2: Competence
"If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."
What this means is that in order to be wealthy and successful in life you must work. Nothing comes free in life the more you work the bigger the reward. For example you want to become a surgeon it will takes years of practice but at the end it will pay off. Another example is you want to loose weight and become fit. If you work hard towards that goal you will eventually become more fit than you originally planned. So the more exercise you do the bigger you become. Same principle for any goal that your trying to accomplish. Even if you don't fully reach your goal opportunities will come your way.
Key 3: Concentration
"Make best use of your time. Ask yourself "Is this the best use of my time?" before you start anything."
What this means is that when you feel that you're wasting your time that you should ask yourself is this the best use of my time. You should focus more on your goals because if you don't you're on the wrong path already. A path that will lead to nothing but failure. In order to really succeed at reaching your goals you need to focus on what most important which are your goals. There will others who will be better than you that's why you need to strive to become the best at what your doing. If you're not concentrating on what you should be then your just wasting your time.
Key 4: Common Sense
- Train your mind
- think things through
- 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 question."
What this means is that everyone has the potential in becoming successful in life. The only reason why others are more successful is because they ask more questions and those who ask more are creative. For example if you're struggling in life ask your self why are you struggling. Once you get the answer to that try to solve your problems it might take some patience and time. Everyone has the potential to becoming happy and successful you just need to work hard at it. Some people have more of an advantage than others but that doesn't stop you.
Key 6: Consideration
"The quality of your relationships 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."
What this means is that in order to become successful you need to know how to speak with people. You need to form good relationships with them too. If you're not good at listening or communicating with other then you should take courses and practice. If you have poor relationships with people it determines your success. For example if you're successful you have many good relationships with other and if you have poor relationships well its the opposite. If you were to learn a new word everyday within 5 years you will be very educated. Education is power to becoming successful.
Key 7: Consistency
"Dependable, steady predictable work is always superior 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.."
What this means is that to be a person word of you say that you will do something do it. Always be dependable so people can count on you. Whether its in relationships, family, friends, boss, work, and school.
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."
What this means is that you cannot become successful if you do not work hard towards success. In order to become successful you need to but time into it. Stuff does not come easy you have to earn it. You need to put sweat, blood, and tears if you want to become successful.
Key 9: courage
"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."
What this means is that if you have fear that your gonna fail in something you will fail. You need to have confidence in your self in order to succeed in anything you want to accomplish. Having a fear of failing is a weak point for success. Courage is what help you succeed in your goals no courage means failure. For example you want to learn how to play guitar so you buy a guitar and try to learn and you're having a real hard time and just want to give up. You need to have courage and believe in your self if you want to succeed. You need to be consistent and believe in yourself.
Key 10: Confidence
"You only get confidence by doing things over and over and over again."
What this means is that in order to be successful you need to believe in yourself. The only way to succeed is by not giving up and believing in yourself. If you always say that you're gonna fail it means that you have no confidence in yourself and eventually you're gonna fail. If you always tell yourself that you're gonna succeed you will eventually succeed most of the time. Having confidence can determine your destiny if you have no confidence most likely you wont be successful. On the other hand if you do most likely you will be successful.
The 10 keys of personal power they all have something in common they all make you into a better person. They can benefit you in so many ways for example be committed to reaching your goals will make you successful. Being considerate will make your relationships with others strong. Having clarity will help you determine what you wanna do with your life and to set goals. These keys will make you unstoppable from failure. One key that i'm working on is being considerate by helping my mom out around the house.
