The Ten 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.”

When trying to reach our goals clarity is definitely what we need. There is no way we can reach our goals if we don’t have a clear mind about our life. We need to know what it is we want in life and move all the trivial things to the side. When we have clarity we are able to set our goals and set the goals that will take us to our success. 

Key 2: Competence

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

Being competent means you have the ability to do something successfully or efficiently. We all the have ability to be competent but it is up to you if you want to be a successful competent person or an irresponsible person. When we get lazy we put important things aside, but a successful person will successfully get the job done, on time, and without any procrastination. I also agree that committing to excellence will lead to opportunities heading your way. Working hard will always pay off even if it might not seem like it at the moment in the end your hard work will pay off. Many people think that they are wasting their time doing extra work but that is not true in the end your hard work and dedication will pay off. So many opportunities will come your way and your future will not be a problem because you have already worked hard to make it a good one, all you have to do is keep it going.

Key 3: Concentration

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

This should always be something to ask ourselves. I agree because why are we going to waist our time doing something that will not benefit us in anyway. We need to focus on our future and do thing that will lead us to greatness. If we spend our time doing things that will not be beneficial for our future we are going to stay behind instead of staying one step ahead. It is always better to be ahead of the game then behind it. If we waist our time playing video gamed or just watching TV we are going to just waist out lives. All the time that was spent watching TV or playing video games we could have been doing homework and studying; doing something that will actually benefit us down the road. We need to do the things that are going to benefit our life because it will make way for a great future.

Key 4: Common Sense

·      Train your mind

·      Think things through

·      Listen to your intuition

·      Learn from setbacks

Common sense is something that we as humans have; we have the capability of making the right decisions as well as the wrong ones. It is up to us to make the right choices because it is our life. Even if all of our friends are doing something and its bad you have the right to choose if you want to participate as well. We need to train our mind to make the right decisions, even if we make a few wrong ones that is okay because we can learn from them, a few setbacks never hurt, they teach us good life lessons. When we are faced with a challenge and don’t know what to do we need to just take some time and think things through. In some occasions you might not know what to do, when this happens you should just listen to your intuition, something we instantly know something is wrong, this is when we should follow our intuition. 

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.”

Creativity is in everyone, we all have it, some more than others but it’s still there. It’s always great to ask questions, we learn new things when we ask questions. I think that asking questions is something we all need to do when we are presented with something because they give us and idea of what to expect and we can think of new ways to make it better. Asking questions shows that you have interest in the subject whatever it may be and we also show how we are determine to learn and do a good job.

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.”

We must considerate of the people surrounding us. This will help us have a good relationship with the people in our life. Sometimes we may not know how to approach someone but we can at least try and see if there is any way in which we can help them. We have to be considerate of people because if we’re not we can end up hurting peoples feeling. Even if you don’t meant to hurt someone’s feeling when you are inconsiderate and only think of yourself you will most likely end up hurting the people around you.

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 they can depend upon. That if you say you’ll do something you do it.”

It feels great to know that people can rely on you that means that you are responsible and trustworthy. You always have to be consistent with what you do I think that that will definitely lead people down the road of success. Your work should always show consistency of great work. It should show that you took your time and that it wasn’t last minute or rushed. I also think that it is important to keep a constant good relationship with the people around you because you are they’re influence as well as yours. We keep consistency by choosing the right! The right path is not always the coolest but we must never stir away from it.

Key 8: Commitment

“No success is possible without commitment. The ability to commitment to yourself whole heartily is the basis of achieving all success.”

“Become totally absorbed in your work.  Be totally committed.”

When it comes to our life we all need to be committed especially if we want to be successful in life. Life isn't for slackers it's for people who are willing to work had and stay committed to their work. When we stay committed to something the work gets done fast and easy. When we aren't committed we don't do the best that we possible can and that isn't a good characteristic to have if you want to be successful.

Key 9: Courage

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

There will come times in our lives when we feel like have no courage in us, but that is only because we are letting fear take control. There will always be things in this world that we fear but have reach deep down and look for the courage that is in all of us. If we let fear stop us from doing something it is only going to affect us because we’re stopping ourselves from doing something that can benefit us. It takes great courage to do something our afraid and it takes even greater courage to push past the fear of getting it wrong or of failing. No matter what obstacles stand in our way one of the biggest obstacles for a human is always fear. No matter what we need to make sure that the fear of failure never stands in our way, always push it aside.

Key 10: Confidence

“You only get confidence by doing things over and over again.”

When we first do something new we might feel fear and that is perfectly fine. We don’t always have the confidence to do something but that should never stand in our way. Even if we are scared to do something we should have confidence in ourselves and try it because once we do it one time it won’t be so hard to do it a second time. The more we do something the more confident we get in doing it. Some people aren’t as confident as others; sometimes they need a little push to help them do something. I think it is also important to make others feel confident, it won’t just make them feel good but it will also make you feel good about yourself. 

Reflection: These ten keys are all great i think that anyone who Incorporated them into their lives would definitely see results. I personally really like key 1, key 7, key 9, and key 10. i'm not saying they are the most important keys but to me i think they are the ones that stand out. Key 1: Clarity is a good key because when we are not clear about where we want to go and what are plans and goals are in life, we get clouded by things that aren't important and get lead into other paths that aren't the best ones. Key 7: Consistency is also an important one because if we just give up on things we're never going to get somewhere in live. sometimes we give up because we don't think that we can do it or because we're scared and this is where key 9: Courage comes in. We should never give up on something because of fear of failure, that is never the way to do things. Fear is only in our minds and we cannot let it get a hold of us we need to push it away and bring out the courage in us so that we can succeed. Key 10: Confidence is also a key to put into our lives. We all need to have confidence in us so that we can stand out and do things without any fear.