Power is a person's ability to influence another person's actions and behaviours based on the belief that the authoritative figure has control over the lesser persons' fate. Regardless if that fate is death, a job, or social interactions, etc. it is the "power-holder"'s significance that allows for power to take place.
How Do You Get What You Want? In order to get what you want, you have to supply reasoning as to why what you want is justifiable. Personally, I create a strategy in order to deliver my message and prove that I deserve what I desire. You might consider presenting yourself in such manner a vulnerable position, but it is the only way one can ask for something they want.
How Do You Get Things Done?
To get thing's done, you have to strategize and plan the next step forward. Prioritizing what needs to be accomplished, and finding the resources to do so are an important part in getting thing's done. Although it can be challenging to do so, it is the will and drive to take those first steps that are crucial to efficiency and a positive outcome.
The Power of our Values and Beliefs by Jane Barr-Thomson
Jane Barr-Thomson discusses the difference between values and beliefs. A value is something you hold dear to you. It's personal and should not be confused with belief which is what a person deems to be the truth. Beliefs can be divided into two categories, limiting-beliefs and empowering-beliefs. She tells a story about a man named Mr. Wright, a man diagnosed with cancer, who only shows signs of wellness after taking a placebo medicine. After reading articles that discredited the medicine Wright was taking, he began to demonstrate signs of relapse. Wright's health opens the debate of the power of a positive mindset. In my opinion, the power of the mind is a powerful thing that can manipulate a person's state of being. This is proven when Mr. Wright undergoes the Placebo Effect. This phenomenon produces either a positive or negative effect on a person but cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself-therefore, proving the extent of power that a person's thoughts can have on their well being.
