How to Become Powerful

Bow to the Powerful

Everyone at the bank was watching him silently while the bomb specialist was trying to
deactivate the bomb. Whenever he asked for something everybody did their best to get it
and whenever he talked all became quit just to listen to his words

Why do you think those people were acting that way? Why do you think they respected
the man and gave him their attention? Simply because he was in a position of power. The
power he acquired through his knowledge of deactivating bombs.

What Is Power?
Power is the ability to influence both, people and your surroundings. It’s the ability of being
in control instead of simply reacting to events as they occur. It’s the ability to make a
change instead of being a helpless spectator. Power is what can make some people
respect you, others fear you and its a trait that can help you get what you want

What you may not be aware of is that there are many sources of power and not just one.
The good news is that some of these sources can be easily acquired. So if you don’t have
the power you always wanted to have then don't worry at all.

How to Become Powerful

Each of the following is a way that can help you gain more power. Learn about these
items and collect as many of them as you can in order to become powerful:

 Power of Knowledge: Some people really underestimate the phrase “Knowledge is

power”. Just take a look at the above example. It is clear that knowledge can be a
strong source of power. This fact is true for all life fields starting with the knowledge
of how to punch someone to knock him down going through becoming a specialist in
your field so that your company would not afford to lay you off and all the way to
knowing how to impress people and thus becoming more popular.

Now that it's clear how empowering knowledge can be you should start acquiring
knowledge that is relevant to the kind of power you want to have. If you are after
social power then start by learning more about social skills, if you want to be
powerful inside your company then learn about the things that other employees
know nothing about and so on.

 Charisma: Everyone agrees that charisma is a gift yet there are still various ways
that can help you become more charismatic. Building your self-confidence,
learning assertiveness, adjusting your body language, changing your tone of voice,
changing the way you dress and improving the first impression you leave are all
factors that will help you appear to be much more charismatic than you actually are.

 Power of Love: When someone loves you he will do almost anything for you. If you
managed to gain people’s attention and admiration then then you can influence them
with your opinions and ideas. Check the guide to making someone love you and
the guide to making people admire you and you will realize how possible that is.
  The power of self understanding: Those who understand themselves more are
more powerful than those who lack self understanding because they always manage
to get themselves out of bad moods. In my book, The ultimate guide to getting
over depression i explained how the difference between a depressed and a happy
person can be nothing more than self understanding. Some people are depressed
not because they have done something wrong but because they aren't doing the right
things. For example if you are depressed because you lack intimate relationships
then working the whole day with the excuse of having a high work load will definitely
result in depression. In such a case self understanding will lead you to the
conclusion that developing new relationships is the only way that can help you get
over depression. The more you understand yourself and your emotions the more you
will become powerful

 Personal Power:Why do some people rise after being knocked down? What
distinguishes those who rise from others who fall? It’s the ability to control your
emotions when others fail to do so and it’s the ability to change the surrounding
conditions when others give up and feel helpless. Fortunately, this sort of power can
be acquired through both, self-understanding and personal development. Being here,
surfing this site, means you already are on your way to acquire it, Keep it up!
(see How to be strong in life)

 Power of Money: We all know that money is a source of power but what you might
not be aware of is that we all have the potential to become rich. your false beliefs
may be the reason you didn't reach your full potential. The false ideas you have
about money might be the main reason you don't have lots of it.

There are many other sources of power but they can't all be mentioned in one article. I
want you to understand the nature and variety of these sources so that you can find more
of them on your own. Just scan your environment for all possible sources of power that
can be acquired then work towards collecting some of them.

Don’t Sell Yourself for Power

Some people try to do their best to collect more of these sources of power, ignoring every
ethical value. If you did the same you may end up becoming very powerful but you will
also end up with disrespect to yourself and a deep unconscious feeling of guilt.

Nothing is better than becoming powerful while preserving your values.

Once you become powerful without feeling guilty because of the way you acquired your
power you will be able to enjoy this power you acquired.