Personal power is the power inside us that allows us to feel confident in how we guide our lives. Confident in the decisions we make for ourselves. For most of us, we do not spend much time in this space. This is because we often give away our power to someone else or something else.
Personal power has a lot to do with authenticity. If we are busy “fitting in“ then we are projecting a false self. How can we really know what we genuinely think and feel when we are not in sync with our true selves? How can we know what is best for us when we are overly worried about what other people think?
When we allow others to treat us without respect, we give away our power. This also happens when we allow others to make our decisions for us. We can also give away our power to situations. When we feel that we cannot control the desired outcome of a situation, we feel powerless. This comes from the misguided idea that there is only ONE right outcome or answer to a problem, and believing that, we experience enormous stress trying to get it right.
Because our culture places so much authority on factors outside of ourselves, we are used to giving up our personal power. But when we tune in to our authentic selves, our creativity comes alive! And our own brand of creativity and problem solving can bring fresh ideas to all areas of our lives. Ideas that are tailor made for us. We already know what is best for us but if we are not being our true selves, we don’t trust it.
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