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."

Having clarity means to have a vision of where you want to go and what you want to do in life. If you don't know how to carve the path for yourself, someone who does will carve it for you. In order to be in control of your future, you have to start with your goals in mind. You must possess the ability to think clearly and with a degree of certainty.The ability to determine exactly what it is that you want to do, have or be in your life is the prerequisite for all personal and professional achievement.Clarity is the starting point of all success.success.

Key 2: Competence

"If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."

Competence is the ability to do something successfully. If you commit to do things but sure that it is excellent so that opportunities can open up and go your way. The harder you work the better things will come to you and you will feel good things in your heart, mind, and soul. When one chooses to work hard and not be lazy it is a privilege for them to have what they have since they worked so hard to get it. Lazy people should not get that privilege since they never did the hard work. It is the people who have the drive to work hard who get good things in life. This quote also means that the harder you work at doing something the better you will get at doing it. For example, if a student always cheats on homework, when it comes to the test he will score poorly.

Key 3: Concentration

"Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself “Is this the best use of my time?” before you start anything."

What this is trying to say is that we have to make the best of use of our time for example like  if you have a project and you have to do a lab you have to consecrate and get done the most you can and do not get interrupted with other stuff just set your mind goal to that  

Key 4: Common Sense

Train your mind

• Train your mind
• think things through
• listen to your intuition
• learn from setbacks

In order to be truly successful, you need to be able to train your mind. For example if you have a bank account you need to train your mind to stick to a budget. If you don't stick to the budget and follow through with the plan, you will be deemed to fail. You need to be able to have a mindset that allows you to thoroughly think though things. If you just make a decision without any thought it most likely wont be a good one. You also need to listen to your gut when making decisions. You have to decide what decisions are in your best interests and make you feel good. Being a CTR person makes decision making easier because you have righteous mindset. 

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."

Creativity is in everyone, we all have it, some more than others but it’s still there. It’s always great to ask questions, we learn new things when we ask questions. I think that asking questions is something we all need to do when we are presented with something because they give us and idea of what to expect and we can think of new ways to make it better. Asking questions shows that you have interest in the subject whatever it may be and we also show how we are determine to learn and do a good job.Creativity is needed in human life because without it we would never have invented things that now exist today. If we were never creative we would most likely still be cavemen or perhaps extincted

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."

Success can partially be affected by the relationships we hold with others. We can either make strong relationships to fill our lives with prosperity, or we don't. But not is only having relationships important, it is important to know what relationships must stay, if we have a relationship that is malicious, then it must go to prevent damage to yourself.
Being considerate of others and yourself is a great step to becoming a better person.

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.."

I agree very much with this 7th key by Brian Tracy. In order to have personal power, you need to be consistent with all the things you do. For example, if you are not consistent with watering your garden, all your plants will die. In order to be consistent with your life, when you commit to something you are expected to keep your word. For example, I committed to be in the boxing  team 3 years ago, and till this day I am still expected to be consistent by coming to practice everyday. Being dependable is a really good trait to have no matter what you do in life. 

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."

I really do agree with this Key #8 by Brian Tracy because it really is essential in life.You have to be able to be committed in order for people to trust you. Commitment is the state or quality of being dedicated to cause, activity etc. For example, if you are committed to someone then you shouldn't be talking to other people the same way you are talking to them and you should do anything possible to try to make what you guys have work and not let any bad things happen nor let objects get in between you guys. You need to be dedicated in what you want and need in your life. For example, I have been committed to  soccer  for 3 years now. It has not been easy and some days I don't want to go to practice, but I made a commitment and kept my word. It doesn't just affect me if I do not go to practice but it affects my whole team.

Key 9: Courage

"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure life."

To have courage mean you are willing to do anything that you desire with no fear. You are not scared of failing, you are prepared for whatever will be happening next. If you are scared to fail then you will never try to do new things and will end up not being successful. The people who are successful are the people who try new things.Courageous people are not afraid, they just face their fears.Fear and courage tend to be habits.If you’re afraid and you back away, you’ll form a habit of always backing away.If you’re afraid and you face your fear, you’ll form a habit of facing your fear and your fears will go away.Always move forward.  Don’t stay still and play it safe.There is no security in life, only opportunity.  The more you seek opportunity, the more security you’ll have. 

Key 10: Confidence

"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again ."

what this is trying to say is that yo always be confidence on you self because