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Smart Women Have Personal Power

Written by: Joy Chudacoff

Article Overview: This article is about becoming and feeling powerful about who you are as a woman. Having your own brand of “personal” power is essential. It’s not about material wealth or the ability to control people and situations. It’s about being at peace while begin strong and courageous in the world.

Smart Women Have Personal Power

Do you have "personal" power? I'm not referring to the power that comes from material wealth or the ability to control people and situations. I'm referring to the kind of power that comes from within-the power that is authentic only to you. Women with "personal" power are secure in their own self-confidence and self-esteem. They are at peace with who they are at their core and they encourage others to be more of who they are. Women with "personal" power encourage others to show up in the world exactly as they are. You've probably met this woman before. You feel better about yourself, your life, and the world---- even if you only spend a few minutes with her.

Women who have "personal" power are living lives that are on purpose and with passion. Why is it important for you to have "personal" power"? Because you are your most powerful self when you are navigating a life that is on course with clear direction. If you are reading this and thinking, "I'd really like to have my own brand of authentic "personal" power." Guess what? You can.

"Personal" power is closer than you think. It's within your reach. "Personal" power comes from within. You can't buy it or borrow it from someone else. It's a power that's personal only to you. It's your Authentic self-your Authentic voice. She's with you all of the time. The women in the world with "personal" power have taken a few simple steps to access their power and bring it to the world. How do I know this? Because I've taken the time to do my internal work to help me access my "personal" power. I didn't always feel as courageous and bold as I do today, however, through this process I was able to access it and bring it into my life and other people's lives.

Are you ready to access you own brand of authentic "personal" power? Here are some easy solutions to help get you there:

1. Make a decision to choose what you don't want - sometimes it's easier to first decide what you don't want in your life. When women honestly answer, "I don't really know what I want yet." I say "Bravo!" When a woman can be honest that she has no idea what she wants, she's almost half way there! We're so afraid to "not know" something that we stay stuck or trapped where we are. Start by making a list of what you don't want in your life and begin to eliminate those things first. For example, when I made a decision that I wanted more "nutritious" people in my life-people who were a positive light, those people began to show up.

2. Explore working with a coach or a mentor - find someone who is skilled at helping you explore what might be next. Once you begin eliminating what you don't want in your life, you'll have the new open space to allow for more of what you do want. This has been an invaluable part of my journey. I refer to my coach as my "thinking partner." Someone who can ask me the hard questions and help me reframe my thinking so that I can feel my own "personal" power.

3. Plan your Renewed life course - once you know what you want, make a commitment to have more of those experiences in your life every day. In my Women's Success Circles, women create their ideal day filled with more of the things that allow them to have their own brand of "personal" power.

4. Believe in yourself - Develop a belief that what you want is what you deserve and should have.

5. Express Gratitude - when you wake up in the morning and go to bed each night, make a positive gratitude statement about 3 things you are grateful for. If you begin your day being grateful and end your day being grateful, you will begin to feel more powerful.

If you are a woman with "personal" power, you are creating a "spark" every day in your life and other's lives as well. When your life is on course, it's much easier to navigate in times of troubled waters. There will always be challenge and change in the world, however a woman with "personal" power may fall but she will not fail. She can access her "personal" power at any time to support her no matter what the situation. "Personal" power will help her get back up again and keep navigating her purposeful, passionate journey.

What you are waiting for? You've got the power...

Anything is possible. Everything is waiting for you.

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