You have the power to create great things in your life. Power is something you give yourself. It’s your choice to use your personal and professional power or to give it away. What have your choices been like lately?
Choices, decisions, goals, your day-to-day mind-set and attitude are part of understanding and harnessing your power to succeed. Power is something you commit to giving yourself and, it begins in the mind.
How do you understand your P-O-W-E-R? Let's spell it out:
Purpose – We all have a purpose in life. Your life’s purpose are those things you do that give you joy, satisfaction and an overall sense of accomplishment. Call it bliss, heart’s desire or your life’s mission – your purpose reflects the essence of who you are and why you are on this earth. You owe it to yourself to find and live your life’s purpose.
How do you discover your purpose? Make time to listen to your heart. Inside, sometimes buried deep, you’ll know what brings you joy and bliss. Is it teaching, crafting, counseling, doing makeup and hair, decorating, etc. Purpose is something you love to do and while you’re doing it, hours and hours go by and you don’t even realize it. It may take time and effort to uncover it, but your purpose is there.
Opportunity – This means being so in tune with yourself and your desires that you'll know, recognize and appreciate positive opportunities when they appear in your life. You’ve heard the saying, “When my ship comes in I’ll be at the airport.” When you are truly and totally in tune with your desires, you will be at the right place at the right time.
People with power know how to make their own opportunities. They aren’t waiting for their ship to come in. They are going out on a tugboat and directing it in. Taking action and making your own opportunities is powerful!
Wisdom – Wisdom is the power to know what is working in your life and what isn’t. If you’re banging your head against a wall and the wall isn’t moving then may be you should stop banging your head. Wisdom is about knowing when to go forward in positive ways and when it’s time to change directions.
Enthusiasm – Do you get up in the morning and excitedly yell, “I love my life?” Enthusiasm and excitement for life is a powerful life motivator. Is it time to make a list of the positive things in life for which you are grateful? What gives you pleasure and enjoyment? What gives you a sense of accomplishment? An attitude of gratitude leads to living a life filled with enthusiasm.
Results – Look at your life. Are you getting the results you had aimed and planned for? The motivational speaker Les Brown says, “If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.” Is it time to analyze if there are changes and adjustments that should be made to increase the quality of your results?
POWER is a mind-set and a way of living life. Are you using your power to live your best and most fulfilled life? Are you using your power to succeed wisely? Power is something you choose to either keep or give away. The choice is yours!
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