Beyond personal power. What does this mean?

Power is one of those words that is packed with emotion. People who love power are reluctant to admit to it unless they are either high achievers or well on the way. Power is often thought of as something you have that gets you what you want even if it means that others lose out. There can be only one CEO of the company, one person winning the golf tournament, one winner at the Oscars for each category.

I’ve pointed out though that when you achieve power it needn’t be at the expense of others. Personal power is an inner strength that lets you become the type of person you want to be. This needn’t come as a cost to others. Continue Reading

If you’ve been working on the ideas offered to improve your life and your relationships by exploring personal power and increasing your assertiveness, here is a another approach that you can add to your list of skills.

When we’re in a relationship, at some point we’ll disagree. Disagreement in itself doesn’t matter, it’s how we disagree and how we resolve our differences. Mostly we find ourselves in the problem, we react negatively and then we try to patch things up.

What if there was a way of correcting the problem before it occurs rather than trying to fix it later? Continue Reading

Personal power is your ability to be true to yourself and to express this truth. It is a life long journey, challenging and infinitely rewarding.

When you set out along this path you will need to take some necessities with you as with any lengthy journey. These necessities are:

- a belief in yourself

- an awareness of your values

- enough energy to take the trip

- a plan of action Continue Reading