All of us wrestle with the concept of being powerful. What does it mean for us to be powerful, or powerless, as an individual? Blair and Justin discuss when we are giving away our power, when we are owning our power, and how we can step into being a powerful person!
Show Highlights:
Being a powerful person includes the capacity to be intimate and powerful.
Being powerful is a journey. It's never complete, and it should continue to grow as you mature.
A powerful person has self-value. Their value is not sourced in their circumstances, but their person.
Someone who doesn't have self-value can be influential, but not powerful.
Power is an internal disposition.
Powerful people have clear boundaries.
A powerful person is a clear communicator.
A powerful person isn't selfish. They are empathetic, sympathetic, and compassionate for others.
A powerful person gives other people the benefit of the doubt.
A powerful person takes responsibility over their lives.
A powerless person blames everyone else for their circumstances.
When a powerful person is having a disagreement. They are willing to own whatever their part of an issue might be. Even if they believe it is 10% them, and 90% the other person, they are willing to own their 10%.
A powerless person remains in difficult situations, because they are scared of making changes.
A powerful person is always asking, what is under my control about my circumstance and my relationships?
A powerful person is operates out of personal self-control.
Fear causes someone to manipulate and control others.
If someone is afraid of another person's power, they will try to lie, manipulate, sabotage, or try to control another person.
A powerless person has a zero-sum mentality.
Powerless people are always in survival mode, so they become selfish.
Someone in survival mode can never have vision for their life.
When you think the world will overwhelm you, you feel a subconscious responsibility for everyone else...because you feel like others will adversely affect your world.
Powerful people are loving people.
True power is when you can affect people by your presence.
A powerful person has vision and hope for their lives. They are no longer thwarted by obstacles, they see them as part of the journey.
Indicators of being powerless is anxiety, stress, fear, never being satisfied, and discord in relationships.
Powerless people either live with a lot of drama, or become completely passive and checked out.
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