The 10 Keys to Personal Power
Brian Tracy
Key: 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.”
People are
always setting goals for themselves and then beating themselves up when they
miss by a mile. Then there are the folks who are so tired of missing the mark,
they’ve just stopped setting goals completely. If you don’t know what you want,
if you don’t lay a plan for getting from one point in your life to another,
you’re just wondering in the woods blindfolded. You’re probably going to tumble
down a steep slope, trip over some roots, or fall in a hole. You must be both
willing and able to achieve the goal. You are the only one who can decide just
how high your goal should be. Your goal is probably realistic if you truly
believe that it can be accomplished.
There is many
ways to be competence. One example would be riding a bike. A time when it
didn’t even occur to you that you couldn’t ride one. You were blissfully
unaware of the fact and it simply didn’t matter. You were ‘unconsciously
incompetent’ as far as bicycles were concerned. At first you tried to get
balance but it seemed a little too hard. But you’re now ‘consciously’ aware of
just how ‘incompetent’ you are at bike riding. You kept trying and a few grazed
knees later you find yourself riding down the street with your friend. You’re
now ‘competent’ although still very ‘conscious’ of what you’re doing. It still
takes all your concentration to keep it together and avoid ending up in a big
wobbly heap on the pavement. Truly confident people aren’t the ones who know
for sure they’ll succeed; they’re the ones who know they can handle failure if
it happens. So start giving yourself permission to not get everything right first
time, and allow yourself to more comfortably tolerate outcomes that were
failures.
Key 2: Competence
“If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come
your way. The harder you work, the better you get.”
There is many
ways to be competence. One example would be riding a bike. A time when it
didn’t even occur to you that you couldn’t ride one. You were blissfully
unaware of the fact and it simply didn’t matter. You were ‘unconsciously
incompetent’ as far as bicycles were concerned. At first you tried to get
balance but it seemed a little too hard. But you’re now ‘consciously’ aware of
just how ‘incompetent’ you are at bike riding. You kept trying and a few grazed
knees later you find yourself riding down the street with your friend. You’re
now ‘competent’ although still very ‘conscious’ of what you’re doing. It still
takes all your concentration to keep it together and avoid ending up in a big
wobbly heap on the pavement. Truly confident people aren’t the ones who know
for sure they’ll succeed; they’re the ones who know they can handle failure if
it happens. So start giving yourself permission to not get everything right first
time, and allow yourself to more comfortably tolerate outcomes that were
failures.
Key 3: Concentration
“Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself “is this the
best use of my time?” before you start anything.”
Concentration is
the key to mostly when something important needs to be done. When you
concentrate you get things done and ready for the next day. Everyone at work is
always busy trying to do their job for the day and being able to focus without
any distraction. When you get distracted things don’t go the way you want it to
go. Sometimes you get lost or confused and then end up behind of everyone. For us
students we need to concentrate mostly all the time when it comes to quizzes. In
order to pass the class with a good grade being able to concentrate and finish
your work on time, you will pass the class and move up another level. At work,
concentrate and at school concentrate. Be prepared for what is next.
“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.”
“Develop the people skills you need to become a better
communicator. Take courses in listening, speaking, etc.”
Key 4: Common Sense
-train your mind
-think things through
-listen to your intuition
-learn from setbacks
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.”
Being creative is what most people look at when they meet
someone new. Mostly everyone should be creative when we are in school at work
or maybe at home when you have nothing to do. Creativity is basically how your
brain works. Being able to draw or write is being creative. It doesn’t matter
if you are crazy when it comes to coloring because people might be jealous about
how creative you are or maybe that they were you in sense that I don’t want to
be boring everyday having nothing to do. It’s not bad at all to be creative it’s
actually the best thing to have in your life.
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.”
Consideration means careful thought, typically
over a period of time. So people that we know the most are people that would complement
us and probably spread to everyone they know. Sometimes people consider types
of people recommended for certain jobs or activities that would help a lot. Makes
us feel appreciated and makes get at a higher level in life.
Be consistent in your relationships, your family, friends,
your boss, your work. Be the person people can depend upon. That if you say you’ll
do something you do it.
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 people can depend upon. That if you say you’ll
do something you do it.
Those of us who dream of saving more in our sleep can’t
imagine not putting money aside for an emergency. But for others, it’s a struggle
for a number of reasons. They never learned from their parents or guardians how
to manage money. They are taking care of elderly parents or family members, and
those expenses don’t leave room for them to
save. They care too much about what people think, so they overspend to impress.
They don’t see the point of
denying what they want in the present to save for the future since tomorrow isn’t promised. But even for the last group of folks, I have
compassion. They often don’t realize how much harm they’re doing to themselves
until the worst happens. Make the right decisions and make life easier for
yourself. Choose the right.
When you wish
for a dream and you want to accomplish it you stay committed in doing it. It means
that you would sacrifice yourself to do what it takes to achieve that goal. Commitment
can make things happen and will make you succeed. For example I want to be
varsity QB but there is too many to go against, I decided if I make the team
and there us a better QB then me I’m going to be on the bench for mostly every
game. So I decided to try another position that does more than just throw the
ball. So now I’m a staying committed to FB which helps the QB, blocks, runs,
and gets to catch the balls. Now I am committed to playing football for my
senior and I feel more confident in my position. My new goal is be FB/QB in the
varsity football team.
Key 9: Courage
"The fear of failure is the simple greatest reason for failure in life."
It takes courage to achieve your goals in the future.
Having courage shows how brave you are and how you are capable of doing what you want to achieve in life. Sometimes it takes more than courage to complete important missions in life.
Key 10: Confidence
"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again."
When you are practicing something you really like you want to make the best out of it. You would want to be the best on that something you want to improve on. In order to proceed you need to have confidence in yourself saying that you can do it and be good at it. You need to make yourself believe that you can achieve anything you want. Be confident in yourself because you need to cheer yourself if you have no one aside you. You be someone by giving yourself confidence make that person be alive in you feel the accomplishment that you made inside you. You will be proud of yourself and believe it or not you can do anything you want you will just need confidence in yourself cause you can do it.
Reflection:
Your goal is probably realistic if you truly believe that it can be accomplished. There is many ways to be competence.
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.”
When you wish
for a dream and you want to accomplish it you stay committed in doing it. It means
that you would sacrifice yourself to do what it takes to achieve that goal. Commitment
can make things happen and will make you succeed. For example I want to be
varsity QB but there is too many to go against, I decided if I make the team
and there us a better QB then me I’m going to be on the bench for mostly every
game. So I decided to try another position that does more than just throw the
ball. So now I’m a staying committed to FB which helps the QB, blocks, runs,
and gets to catch the balls. Now I am committed to playing football for my
senior and I feel more confident in my position. My new goal is be FB/QB in the
varsity football team.Key 9: Courage
"The fear of failure is the simple greatest reason for failure in life."
It takes courage to achieve your goals in the future.
Key 10: Confidence
"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again."
When you are practicing something you really like you want to make the best out of it. You would want to be the best on that something you want to improve on. In order to proceed you need to have confidence in yourself saying that you can do it and be good at it. You need to make yourself believe that you can achieve anything you want. Be confident in yourself because you need to cheer yourself if you have no one aside you. You be someone by giving yourself confidence make that person be alive in you feel the accomplishment that you made inside you. You will be proud of yourself and believe it or not you can do anything you want you will just need confidence in yourself cause you can do it.Reflection:
Your goal is probably realistic if you truly believe that it can be accomplished. There is many ways to be competence.
