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."

In this life with so many choices. You have to know what you want and by when. Its Important because if you don't know what you want then how are you supposed to accomplish anything. You need a clear sight of your goal for two reasons. One so you can reach it faster and two so you don't get lost. Without clarity you could be chasing many things all at once. So you will just be going in circles trying to accomplish all these goals at once.  So achieve clarity before you set out to do a goal. To finish fast and efficiently. 

 Key 2: Competence

"If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."

To be successful you have to have competence. It wont be easy at all but since when has success been simple. It will take many years of practice to gain competence. For example working your way up the corporate ladder. As you go up you will learn many ways to achieve success. That's because to move up you have to be successful. Which is great if you want to get to the top. Plus with all that success competence will come naturally to you. So work hard it wont be easy and it will take time but in the end competence is worth it.

 Key 3: Concentration

"Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself “Is this the best use of my time?” before you start anything."

In order for you to work your best you must be Concentrated. Best way to do that is to empty your mind of other things. Only think about how you can possibly achieve your goal in the most efficient way. Obviously this is no easy task. That's because our minds think of many many things. I am having trouble concentrating right now because i am thinking about the next class. As an adult it will only get harder to concentrate because you will having many worries. But in order to be successful you must be concentrated on your task. To finish it fast but it will be well done. 

    Key 4: Common Sense

• Train your mind
• think things through
• listen to your intuition
• learn from setbacks

To make it through life you must have common sense. You wouldn't fill you fishes tank with mountain dew its just common sense. You would't go and try to walk on a highway it's just common sense. To use your common sense just use your brain. Think before you act and or say. Thinking things before doing them could get you the job. That's because no employer is going to hire someone who doesn't even have common sense. That's because someone without common sense has to be monitored. That would just be a big a waste of money and time. So just think before you act its just plain common sense.

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."

Every one is equal so that means we are all about the same. That is pretty boring and disappointing. That only thing that will make us all different is creativity. In order to become creative you must understand every basic thing. To do that you must ask questions question after question they will help you better understand. Once you know and understand what is basic you can go above and beyond. All those questions that you ask will now help you understand what is creative. You will be able to think outside the box. Which is very creative because mostly no one can do it. That's because were all equal. So be creative. 

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."

You need to consider where every option will take you. Everything and anything can and will change your life for better of for worse. You may decide to have 10 shots and still drive because you feel fine. Not considering the possibilities you soon may not fell anything at all.  Maybe you consider what would happen if you ctr all day everyday. By doing only right only good things will come back to you. You must consider as much as possible for one thing. Because of one thing the butterfly effect. One small action could effect many more. Like you choose become a street racer. You spent lots on your car and you put all your time into it. What happens when you get arrested. You loose your car you have no way of making more money. So spending all your time and money on one thing has ruined you. So consider what your actions are going to do.

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.."

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."

   Commitment is an important thing in anything that you believe is worth something. if you make a business deal that you believe is beneficial towards your company then you will definitely commit. That's because you want to get the best that you can out of that deal.  If you want the maximum out of anything then you will need to commit. If you want to learn all that you can from your college class then you need to commit. By showing up everyday on time doing your homework. Just by doing what is expected of you without having anyone tell you to do so shows commitment. Commitment says a lot about who someone is really like.  It can show if there hard working if their responsible and if they care. So try to show commitment when you really want to impress someone important.

 Key 9: Courage

"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."

Failure is a minor success. I know that sounds dumb but if you use your common sense you will understand. When you fail you see your mistake first hand. That is a key factor in becoming successful. By learning what is wrong through experience you learn what is write. You see how you failed which tells you how your supposed to succeed. Plus failing sucks it makes us feel terrible. Which is a great motivator towards succeeding. That is why you shouldn't fear the fact that you may fail. You should welcome it with open arms. That's because not long after you will be succeeding.

Key 10: Confidence

"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again ."

Confidence is an important factor in doing the best that you can. Why should anyone believe in you if you won't believe in yourself. By having confidence that you can do it there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to. Now there are two most common ways to gain confidence. One by believing in yourself regardless of the situation. This one is the hardest because doubt will be there. Or two by actually doing it over and over and over even after failure. Its does failures that give you confidence. SInce each one is a little success in the way that it teaches you. Pretty soon you won't have to try hard to get confidence it will come naturally.   

Reflection

These ten keys will help make me and anyone who follows them into a great person. I personally need to work on on being more creative. That is not my stong suite so i need to follow these key every chance i get. Also in concentration because i do tend to get off task many times while working on something. By learning and following all these keys there is no way i could not improve as a person.