The Power of One

This is a quote on authentic power from a book called, The Power of One by Sharif Abdullah. He writes, "In Chinese, the character for "power" has three elements. One part is forward motion; the second part is a heart; the third part is a goal. Therefore, the Chinese definition of power is moving forward, with heart, to achieve a goal. When you have all three elements, heart, forward motion, and a goal, you are beginning to achieve authentic power. If you do something without heart, without love, it lacks power. If you act without a goal, you act without power."

People define personal power in various ways and I wonder how the impact of that definition gets played out in our everyday life and in the interactions we have with others. The idea of personal power brought to mind this quote by Margaret Mead when she says, " A small group of thoughtful people could change the world, indeed its the only thing that ever has." With this in mind, imagine what the world might look like if we acted from a place of authentic power.

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