The 10 Keys to Personal Power

Brian Tracy 

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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 are going. If you do not have clear specific goals in life, you are doomed forever to work for others who do."

  I think that this key is important because when you have a vision of you being something in life then you are going to have to work for it. Having that vision in mind will help me choose on what is next after high school. Once you know on who you are going to be and what are you going to do then you have that clarity vision. That is what you want because you will already have your vision while others don't. Just to be able to have that clarity in mind will help the people who seek to fulfill their dreams. Overall in my opinion if you don't have clarity on what you want to do in life then you are not ready to move on to the next level.




Key 2: Competence

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


   When you have competence you have the ability to do something successfully or efficiently. which means that a person who has competence will be able to do things successfully and efficiently. I think that the people who have competence will have a better chance at doing lots of successful things that other people can't do. Competence is an ability that all people should have because then everyone can have the ability to do things efficiently and successfully.




Key 3: Concentration

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


I think that when you concentrate on something you have a better chance at doing it right. For example if you are a planning something make sure you put concentration on it. Because when you are finish that plan will most likely come out as hoe you wanted to.







Key 4: Common Sense

• Train your mind
• think things through
• listen to your intuition 
• learn from setbacks

I think that when everyone uses common sense things can appear much easier. Meaning that if you know basically all of the self explanatory situations then you are ready for the world. We have to make smart decisions every time we make a decision.



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."


I think that creativity is important because the human brain can do so much things. We United States are known for creativity because we invents lots of things. With creativity we can do so much things like take our creative ideas and turn them to real life. We humans can make up so many ideas do to our creativity. Having creativity is very important because when you are creative you focus on the little details as well. This is what makes each and every human unique, also because not every human has the same ideas so that means that every one is different. That is even better because then we humans can have a variety of ideas to follow and make them reality.




Key 6: Consideration
"The quality of your relationship 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 born to learn one new word a day, within 5 years, you'll be the best educated person in history."


I think that every one takes things into consideration because we all have to think on our decisions that we make. Consideration just means thinking carefully, for example if i stun upon a decision then i will have to think it over carefully or in other words take it into consideration. In order to be successful you have to take lots of things into consideration because there are some things that can harm you and there is some that will benefit you. That is why you have to think carefully on what you are going to decide on because ever decision you make it will affect you in the future.



Key 7: Consistency
"Dependable, steady predictable work is always superior to fast spurts of work."
"Be consistent in your relationships, your family, friends, your boss, your work. Be the person that people can depend upon. That if you say you'll do something you do it."



I think that when a person has consistency others will rely on that person because he or she is dependable on doing there things. These type of people are consistent because they are responsible of there doings. When you are consistent you are basically doing things very frequently. Which is good because that is a sign that you are not a person who gives up. We have to follow these kinds of people because they are not lazy when it comes to work.



Key 8: Commitment 
"No success is possible without commitment. The ability to commit yourself whole heartily is the basis of achieving all success."

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


I think that when you commit to something or someone you are going to complete it no matter what it takes. In order to be a high achiever in life you are suppose to commit to the things that you want to achieve. If you don't commit, you will never achieve goals that you want to achieve. This is why you have commit without commitment there will never be any progress in achieving anything. For example if you want to do better at your job then you have to commit fully to that job in order to move forward.You can think of anything that you want to do but if you don't commit to it you will not get far.



Key 9: Courage
"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."


I think that it is very important to have courage because when you do you are up for it. But when you don't have courage you wont be able to do anything. It is great to have courage because we all need courage in order to do something that we don't want to. If you have a goal you have to have courage in order to achieve it but if you lack courage the goal will fade away. This is why we all need courage in our lives it will help us all with making decisions and actions. 

Key 10: Confidence
"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again."


I think that if we all have confidence we can all achieve great things in life. Having confidence is very important because confidence helps you with determination towards anything in life. Confidence is very similar to courage, both help help you to be persistent and determinate to do anything. When you have confidence you are up for the challenge and you wont back down. Overall in order to complete or achieve something you have to have confidence because it will give you a boost of self motivation.

Reflection

Write a final all- encompassing reflection about the 10 keys to personal power.

1) How can they benefit you?

2) Which keys are you applying now, and what differences are they making in your life?

3) How will you in incorporate the other keys into your life planning plans?

Overall i think that all of these 10 keys will benefit any person who lacks in this specific area because it will give them so much motivation and self confidence. These keys will give you the courage that you need in order to do things. I think that these keys will help you mentally and physically in any situation. Once you follow these 10 keys you will be able to achieve anything because you have no doubt and you are not afraid to take risks. Each key tells you what you have to do in order to be beneficial in life