Feeling Drained? Electrify Your Personal Power in These 7 Ways

Do you feel powerful? If your answer is, “Some days, yes; some days, not at all!” I understand how one day you can feel full of energy and clarity; and then the next day you feel drained, deflated and uncertain. Our personal power is dramatically affected by external forces beyond our control… or are they?

We’re living in interesting times. Many women have been inspired to do something more meaningful with their lives. They have a spark, an inspiration, a message they need to share with others. Do you feel it too? Perhaps, in the moment, this idea fills you up and makes you feel powerful. But the reality is we live in a world that can easily drain your power away, if you let it.

That’s why it’s important to me to help YOU achieve your big dream, by supporting you from start to finish. Perhaps you want to write a book or find a new career path, or incubate a new project, but you keep losing your way and running out of steam.

My mission is to empower you to greet every day with enthusiasm by feeding and tapping into your renewable source of personal power. 

Are you a bit of a renegade and a Renaissance Woman? I am too! I believe in doing Power differently, because my kind of power invigorates a person, instead of draining them. To me, it means —

• going against the grain and trusting it’s the right thing to do, 
• not following the masses, creating something new even if it’s not popular yet, 
• listening to your audience and creating relatable content, changing your rhythm to include the rhythm of the people that you embrace, 
• trying new things, not knowing that they’re going to work and being able to shift.

Personal power grows through experience. But how do you gain experience in doing something you haven’t got a clue about? The key is to make self-leadership a daily priority and take productive baby steps toward your dream.  With repeated practice, you’ll develop self-confidence and grow your reputation for being someone who reliably makes beneficial decisions, has good communication skills, and works well with and can effectively influence others. You become a Newave Leader!

The most powerful leaders model the behavior, attitudes and speech they expect from others. They also possess these seven basic psychological traits… which of them are your strengths and which could use some work?

The 7 Psychological Strengths of EmPOWERed Leaders

1. Know how to maximize opportunities. Prepare yourself to take advantage of any opportunity that comes your way.
2. Listen to your intuition. A practice of mindfulness will help you cultivate and “listen to” your intuitive powers.
3. Expect good things. Look for the good, since that’s what you want to attract into your life.
4. See the bright side of any situation. Resilience transforms every negative into a positive.
5. Make intentional commitments. Recognize how your emotions are forming your decisions then mindfully pause, step back, then, if it’s aligned with your purpose, fully commit to it rationally. 
6. Build a diverse community. Seek out those with whom you don’t feel a personal affinity and learn from them. There’s a lot of truth to what Margaret Wheatley said, “In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.”
7. Communicate by listening more than speaking. You’ll form meaningful connections when you make eye contact and give your full attention until you feel what they are feeling.

You’ll make the fastest advancement when you actively look for ways to daily practice self-leadership skills like these at home and in your community. Why not pick something from this list and make it your focus for the rest of the month? 

Would you like to build your personal power on a strengths-based model that values creativity, and positivity and looks beyond the present to create the best possible future? Then begin your journey at SELF-LEADERSHIP —  SOMATIC & EMBODIMENT TRAINING to explore your options.

Thank you for the photo Kalei de Leon