Empower Yourself from Within
SUMMARY
Do you look to other people all the time to give you approval? Do you feel doubt about yourself and not always back yourself in?
The competency I want to talk to you about today is what I believe to be the most beneficial to develop, as it underpins everything else. It's the competency that I call, PERSONAL POWER.
Personal Power removes the need to get approval from others. This is a power that comes from within that sustains you and helps you understand that you have everything within and around you to get ahead in life.
TRANSCRIPT
Do you look to other people all the time to give you approval? Do you feel doubt about yourself and not always back yourself in?
Hi, this is Grant Herbert, Leadership and Sustainable Performance Coach, and today I want to continue our conversation around the shift in our personal leadership around intelligence by helping you to discover an empowerment that comes from within.
The competency I want to talk to you about today is what I believe to be the most beneficial to develop. It's the competency that I call, PERSONAL POWER.
This is a different sort of power and is not having power over others. This is a power that comes from within that sustains you and helps you understand that you have everything within and around you to get ahead in life. It helps you build self-confidence and remove self-doubt.
Personal Power removes the need to get approval from others.
How do you build this thing called personal power?
Firstly, you need to decide that you are worthy of having it. Start by looking at your past in a different way. Sit down and think back to the times in your life when you were really proud of yourself. This gives you a frame of reference — of when you did and when you could — so that when that unhealthy dialogue feeds you facts that aren't in evidence of "why you can't," you're able to rebut that and come in with real evidence.
Another key area is developing a sense of assertiveness. Look at what you believe in, your values, and your priorities and be assertive around that. Setting boundaries around what it is that you will allow people to say and do to you.
My belief is that self-worth is far more important than net-worth. It's time for you to cut yourself some slack, remind yourself of your worthiness, and build that personal power back up.
Well, that's it from me for another week. I'll see you then.
