10 Keys to Personal Power

10 Keys to Personal Power
-Brian Tracy

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."

This key is saying that you should know what you want in life.You have to decide what your ambition really is and go for it.If you know what you really want in life you will know what path to follow.Many people in their life don't know what they really want and simply go through a path that will lead them to something they don't really want.This can lead you to being unhappy in your life because you well end up working or doing something that is not your goal."There are few things more powerful than a life lived with passionate clarity."This quote tells you that you should living your life with clarity can only be replaced by few things.You should try to live your life with clarity and know what you want.




Key 2: Competence"If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."
This quote tells you that if you think in victory you will most likely end up achieving your goal.If you put hard work in your mind and you commit to it you will get better every single day.





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 new key is saying that everyone should use their time wisely in what their goal is.Most people in this world tend to spend more time to things that don't matter that much.Many things are not important and don't bring nothing in exchange for us,they are just a waste of time so we need to know how much time to spend on them.You need to stay concentrated in what you want in in order to get good results,like studying and getting good grades at school.For example in school,if you plan on getting into a good University and get a good career you need to focus your mind and time only to school and every of your classes,not only 1 year but all 4 years.You should concentrate in what is important and give it time,for every test, quiz, homework, and assignment."Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory."This quote is a great example that with concentration you will achieve victory.

Key 4: Common Sense

• Train your mind
• Think things through
• Listen to your intuition
• Learn from setbacks

This new key tell you that in life you learn from everything.You need to train your mind to be strong and to know that failure may stand in your way so you must stay strong and learn from every mistake.In life you need to use your common sense and think things right and get to the right decision.Is a way of thinking things well before putting them into action,for example is one day a student has to perform in a concert at school,he should practice his songs to be prepared for the concert.Is common sense that with practice you will get better.

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."

Everyone is smart in what they are skilled at, and trying and attempting to do something you aren’t good at is smart because they are learning what they lack. Creativity can often challenge the way things are and the way things could be. This means everyone’s thought process is smart in their own way. For the artist, a new painting is a never before imagined theory. His/her art is created by inspiration, but is still different than anything they have seen, so it can count as an invention. It takes brains to create something out of nothing. Being practical is also a form of intelligence. Consider the person clipping coupons and a person can label them poor, but they are smart due to using their resources to save money.

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."

Opening your mind and your heart to new things can mean taking control of your life, and living it fully. The world is not two-dimensional and neither should a person’s perception of the world. If you seek to let in new opportunities those opportunities can open more chances of living life than opposed to never taking any opportunities. Consider your surroundings, this includes your relations, your status in the world, and they way you live life. Is this the way you want to live? How can things change this? Considering the world means opening your mind to more and opening the chance to rethink things. Some people are poison, and often times we don’t see the venom. So recounting the relations you may have, opening your mind you can note the way that some people are not what you previously assumed them to be.

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.."

Being consistent means being reliable. This factor can get you promotions in work and can get you further ahead and build stronger relations with those you know. Work must be continuous to progress, nothing became of something started, and not repeated and completed. Often being consistent can seem challenging due to outside obstacles constantly changing your path, but remaining and staying means moving forward. In a game for example, when you play and try to achieve the objectives, you can pass many levels and move onward, but if you continue to mess up on a particular round then the game doesn't continue to level up. To move forward in life, you must continue to push forward and try your best.

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."

Being committed to the work you are doing means giving your entire devotion and focus on the goal. Scientist devote their lives to research and this research is what drives their passion for doing what they do. This kind of focus should be applied to anything an individual seeks to accomplish and their accomplishment will seem to be accomplished much faster than expected. Practice makes permanent, this practice can forever become a habit and a way of life fr the individual that is doing what they are supposed to do.



Key 9: Courage
"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."

It is better to fail at something than succeed immediately. Failure means practice and effort and hoping for success. Don’t be afraid to fail. Failure results in experience and lessons learned. In a video game, when you fail a mission or level, the character most often gains experience points. The character and you the player both learn from the obstacles, you learn strategy and tactics to redo what you did strong, and reflect on improving your weaknesses. This leads to success. Successful people have failed many times, until achieving success. The harder the fight, the sweeter the triumph. Don’t shy away from losing, welcome losing and learning.

Key 10: Confidence
"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again ."
Confidence is from within. A person can call you handsome/beautiful multiple times and not affect the listener. The listener chooses what to listen to and how it will affect them. Confidence is believing in yourself, regardless of what others believe.I have confidence in playing fifa, even when I play online I feel like I can beat everybody. I practice so often, and play so much, I'm not afraid to loose. I have confidence that I can do what I have practiced doing. It is braver to face up to your fear of shyness, then to back down. Know what you can do and believe in yourself. The only one that can give a person confidence is themselves.

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