Humans inherently desire a sense of their own personal power. When discussing the Therapy of Thought, personal power plays a key role. Personal power is also referred to as positive power. This kind of power is based on the individual’s strength, competence, and confidence. A person who is competent in what he or she is doing, will have the confidence to grow and expand their strengths. Going hand-in-hand with the idea of personal power is the thought that in order to become more of a positive person, one will need to have a lot of personal power.
This is not necessarily the power over others, but is more introspective: how much do you know about your passion? Are you competent in doing the things you want to do? The more competency you have, the more power you have. Others will be naturally positively influenced by your positive competence and confidence. That is personal power. The power to influence others simply by your own positive, confident, competent behavior. Think about the people who have influenced you in the past. They might not have been in powerful positions, but they still made an impression simply because of who they were. Some things you can do to create your own personal power: • Tell others about your ambitions. Don’t hide your light under a basket or barrel. • Get rid of the tendency to use negative self-talk. • Help others reach their objectives. • Ask for help. • Don’t sit quietly and let others control the conversation. Share your opinions and ideas. • Admit it when you are afraid of something. • Make sure you have a good, solid supportive network around you. • Take time to be quiet away from distractions. Build your own personal power by learning about your passions, sharing your ideas, exhibiting positive thinking and behaviors. You will find that others will automatically be drawn to and influenced by you. They will respect you and that, in turn, will build your own personal, positive power. The next post in this series will be all about Humans and their desire for the ability to control the circumstances of their lives. For more information on the Therapy of Thought, check out my book: I Want My Body Back, Volume I in the Unique Style of Fit Trilogy.
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One of the topics we need to discuss when discussing the Therapy of Thought is the desire of humans to live their lives full of meaning and fulfillment. Have you ever wondered if your life is meaningful? Or if you have ever made a difference? If you were to die today, what would your legacy be? What would you want it to be? Living a life of meaning and fulfillment starts with following your heart and doing what you love to do. This is not an easy task, given the fast-paced world we live in. Perhaps the work you do every day is not what you are passionate about. Maybe it is not what your choice would be if you had the freedom to choose your perfect job. We often take the job that will meet our basic needs: food, water, and shelter. It might not be the most fulfilling job out there, but it pays the bills. Consider your own talents, strengths, and skills. How can you harness them in your current, non-fulfilling job to make the job more appealing to your desire to live a life full of purpose and meaning. Perhaps this means doing something outside of your paying job – volunteering in a certain area you are passionate about. The key is to think about those talents, strengths, and skills and find a way to employ them into your life. What are you passionate about? How can you share that passion with the world? Doing so will fulfill your desire to live a life full of meaning.
February 3, 2020 Continuing the discussion of the Therapy of Thought introduced last time, I want to talk about the fact that Humans want to feel the sense of significance or importance. Everyone wants to feel that they are special to others. It’s a need for acceptance and belonging. We all want to feel that we are unique. We will do something to stand out, to be noticed. Sometimes this can be observed in children misbehaving. If they feel nobody is paying attention to them, they may act out in negative ways. Sometimes jealousy is involved if one child feels that the other children in the family are getting more attention. Sometimes the acting out is positive, the point is, each child needs to feel significant in his or her own way. There are many ways we, as adults, can feel significant. Teaching and Learning will help us feel like we are earning a sense of worth and uniqueness. If you specialize in a certain area, then use what you have learned to teach others, you can gain that feeling of worth. Other positive ways to achieve uniqueness include volunteering, helping others, showing kindness, and being good at what you do. Honesty goes a long way toward setting yourself aside as being unique and significant. If others can trust you to do what you say, and to speak honestly, without gossiping, you will become important to those who are involved with you.
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