Personal Power is the ability to control the environment around self and the behavior of others. Personal Power is an essential part of achievement. Nothing great can be achieved without the cooperation or contribution of others. That is where Personal Power takes on its meaning and importance.

Contrary to popular belief, Personal Power is not a gift that was randomly awarded to some and withheld from others. It is something that can be acquired and developed.

Personal Power may be influenced by the amount of money that a person has, it can also be the result of the social status or the occupation held. But the main generator of Personal Power is found in the person’s character. More specifically in the person’s leadership ability.

The greater the leadership ability, the greater the Personal Power. Luckily, leadership ability is something that can be acquired and improved. Anyone, regardless of age, race or gender, can become a leader. There is however a perquisite and that is self-confidence.

A leader can lack in expertise, some great leaders had limited formal education and all were not blessed with outstanding good looks. But the one thing that they all have in common is, self-confidence. No one will follow for a long time a would-be leader who has doubts about his capacities or is unsure of himself.

Self-confidence is not something that can be simulated. Either a person is self-confident or he is not. Whether the person is self-confident or not can be detected in the body language, in the choice of words used and in the overall demeanor.

Real self-confidence is the result of personal victories. To be more precise it is the result of the accumulation of ever larger and bigger victories. Even if these victories are not in related fields, each one contributes to the, “Yes I can.” feeling and is another stepping-stone toward acquiring self-confidence.

Another important factor in building self-confidence lies in the ability to become immune to the negative consequences of failures. The more involved a person gets, the more projects will go sour, the more failures will occur. Unless these setbacks are seen as learning experiences they will undermine any feeling of self-confidence a person may have.

A true leader will accept responsibility for any failure that comes up under his watch, learn from it and unwaveringly pursue his mission. Leadership is not for the timid soul or the faint of heart. Leadership is built on courage and fortitude. Qualities that everyone has and qualities that can be improved with determination, discipline and willpower.

Achievements need Personal Power. Personal Power is acquired through leadership. Leadership requires self-confidence. Self-confidence is acquired as results of the accumulation of victories. The formula is simple. The results are guaranteed. It all starts with victories, that is, special victories.

The victories that we have been alluding to here are victories over self. Victories won at the expense of others only mean that the opponent was inferior or less equipped. Victories over self are the true and self-confidence building ones. They are the mind expanding ones. The ones that show what we are really made of. The ones that will eventually give us Personal Power along with all the benefits that comes with it.

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