10 Keys to Personal Power

Key #1:Clarity

"Have vision. Determine what you want to be, do or have in life. Have a sense of direction and know where you're going. If you do not have clear specific goals in life, you are doomed forever to work for others who do."

In our lives we need to have a plan what our futures are going to look like whether we are rich or poor that is up to us. However, in order to get to our goal and to where we want to be we need to be focused and have a clear vision to your goal. Having that clear line of sight towards your goal is what is going to help you achieve the goal that you have set for yourself.

Key #2:Competence
"If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."

We have to work hard in order to get the things that we need in our lives. When we work hard to get the things we need we get better at doing it in the future. If we commit to working our absolute hardest and commit to excellence then we will have a lot of opportunities coming our way for us to take advantage of. The definition of competence is the ability to do something successfully and efficiently. Which means in order to be completely successfully in our lives we need to be able to do things efficiently and successfully to do it right. "If you think you can do it, that is confidence; if you do it, that is competence."

Key #3:Concentration 

"Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself "Is this the best use of my time?" before you start anything."

To me concentration is a very important key in doing anything you want. Without concentrating on what you are doing there is no possible way that you will do it accurately and efficiently. Concentrating is what makes that outcome of whatever it is that you are doing the best work you can do. The definition of concentration is the action or power of focusing one's attention or mental effort. Which means when you focus you put in the very best of your attention and mental effort whether its a sport, at home, in a video game, in your homework or even in sleeping if what you really want to do is sleep.

Key #4:Common Sense

• Train your mind
• Think things through 
• Listen to your institution 
• Learn from setbacks

During my childhood sometimes i would do something wrong and people would tell me that it's common sense. As a kid i did not know what that meant until i read the definition. The definition for common sense is having a good sense and sound judgement in practical matters. Meaning having common sense is having a good sense when doing things. We have to train our minds to have good sense and to think things through whenever we have a problem. Also, we need to follow the instructions that have been given to us to complete something. Whenever we have a setback or a mistake we need to learn from it. I had a teacher in middle school who always told me that mistakes and failures are good as long as you learn from it and i have applied that into my life ever since and it has helped me greatly.

Key #5: Creativity

"Except the fact that every human being is a genius. The hallmark of creativity is asking questions. The people who are most creative ask the most questions."

People who are creative usually are the best type of people because they can be creative when doing different things like cooking, studying, doing hw, or even doing sports. You can be creative in sports by making your own tricks and moves. The people who ask questions tend to be the people who ask the most questions about things which is good because they are eager to learn and discover different things that they did not know about.

Key #6:Consideration 

"The quality of your relationships with other people will determine your success in life."

"Develop the people skills you need to become a better communicator. Take courses in listening, speaking etc."

"If you were to learn one new word a day, within 5 days, you'll be the best educated person in history."

The definition of consideration is careful thought, typically over a period of time. When we consider something whether it be bad or good we must think about it a lot. If you want to be successful then you have to think about how you are going to become successful. You have to think about it over a period of time because your idea will not come just like that you need to think about it more in depth. When considering something bad like not doing your homework or ditching school you need to think about the consequences that will come if you do those things. Think about how you will be in trouble for ditching school or not being able to do fun things with your friends because you did not do your homework.

Key #7:Consistency

"Dependable, steady predicable work is always superior to fast spurts of work." 

"Be consistent in your relationships, your friends, your family, your boss, your work. Be the person that people can depend upon. That if you say you'll do something you will do it."

Being consistent is the key in our lives in order to be really good in like  sports, school, work, or in relationships with your family and friends. The definition of consistency is conformity in the application of something, typically that which is necessary for the sake of logic, accuracy, or fairness. Consistency means practice and practice means that you will achieve greatness in what you put your mind to. With consistency you can accomplish many things that you desire. 

Key #8:Commitment

"No success is possible without commitment. The ability to commit yourself whole heartily is the basics of achieving all success."

"Be totally absorbed in your work. Be totally committed."

Commitment is one of the things that helps you accomplish your goal and your dream. If you are not able to commit to your goal or your dream then you can just forget about it because without commitment there is no way that you can be successful in your life. The definition of commitment is the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc. meaning you can not be successful without being committed. For example, if your goal is to graduate high school then you have to commit to that goal and work hard to being successful in accomplishing your goal. If you do not stay committed to that goal then you will not graduate high school. 

Key #9:Courage:

"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."

In life the only thing that can stop you is you and the only reason that you'll stop yourself from succeeding is because of your fear. Fear can control from the youngest child to the oldest adult because fear is what drives people away from succeeding. The definition of courage is to do things that frightens others. Meaning when you have courage you do the things that other people are afraid of doing. The difference between having courage and not having courage is people who have courage are able to succeed to what they put their mind to and people who do not have courage have fear driving them away from being able to succeed. 

Key #10:Confidence:

"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again."

Confidence to me is one of the most important things that you can have when you want to do almost anything in life. With confidence you can do anything you put your mind to without hesitation. When you do not have confidence you will most likely not be efficient or effective on the things that you do in your life. For example, when you play a sport and you have a game but you are really nervous about playing and have no confidence you will not be able to succeed while playing. However, if you do play with confidence then you will play way more effectively and efficiently than if you were to play a sport without confidence. 

Reflection

These past few days writing about the 10 keys to personal power has taught me the great ways there are to succeeding and prospering in life and without these 10 keys there would not be anything that exists called success. Without these 10 keys people would not know what the word successful means because what i learned was that if you have all of these 10 keys and apply it to your life then you will be successful.