The Power Manifesto
To the Brave and Broken Hearted
To the brave and broken hearted, I need you to know that I am one of you. I have consistently risen to positions of power and I have consistently failed, and fallen back down. Power became an all consuming drug, that lead me toward hurting others; manipulating followers and situations to give me more power (Nahavandi, 2015). Ultimately, power was the armor I used to protect myself, leaving me disconnected from the world and fueling the self-hatred that crippled me as a person. It wasn’t until I was left battered and exhausted, that I stopped trying to chase self-worth.
To the brave and broken hearted, we all have authentic power waiting to be unlocked by recognizing the power of emotion (Brown, …show more content…
Will you choose legitimate power because of the position or title you hold (Nahavandi, 2015)? Perhaps, rewards and coercion, or punishment, will be the tool selected to motivate followers (Nahvandi, 2015)? Some of us may choose to sink beneath transactional approaches, letting our knowledge and experience, or expertise, produce effects on others (Nahavandi, 2015). While those of us who are ready to engage in our authentic power will choose referent power—building relationships with followers (Wren, 1995). To the brave and broken hearted, power will not protect us, nor will it hurt us. It is simply an extension of us. The outcomes all depend on the way we choose to engage with it. To the brave and broken hearted, I believe in …show more content…
Not as a way to punish you, but as a way to love you deeper. I will be there to sit with you when you fall down. I will never try to fix you, or make the pain go away —doing so would not be honoring of your journey, or trusting of your strengths. I will simply be a compassionate observer for the experiences your facing. By doing so, I will share my power with you (Brown, 2015); empowering you to catalyze change (Nahavandi, 2015). When things get hard for me, I will not hide from you. You can trust me because my caring will be genuine, and I will be willing to share my vulnerability with you (Brown, 2015). I need you to take risks, to make mistakes; doing so will empower you to step into your greatness (Nahavandi,
To the Brave and Broken Hearted
To the brave and broken hearted, I need you to know that I am one of you. I have consistently risen to positions of power and I have consistently failed, and fallen back down. Power became an all consuming drug, that lead me toward hurting others; manipulating followers and situations to give me more power (Nahavandi, 2015). Ultimately, power was the armor I used to protect myself, leaving me disconnected from the world and fueling the self-hatred that crippled me as a person. It wasn’t until I was left battered and exhausted, that I stopped trying to chase self-worth.
To the brave and broken hearted, we all have authentic power waiting to be unlocked by recognizing the power of emotion (Brown, …show more content…
Will you choose legitimate power because of the position or title you hold (Nahavandi, 2015)? Perhaps, rewards and coercion, or punishment, will be the tool selected to motivate followers (Nahvandi, 2015)? Some of us may choose to sink beneath transactional approaches, letting our knowledge and experience, or expertise, produce effects on others (Nahavandi, 2015). While those of us who are ready to engage in our authentic power will choose referent power—building relationships with followers (Wren, 1995). To the brave and broken hearted, power will not protect us, nor will it hurt us. It is simply an extension of us. The outcomes all depend on the way we choose to engage with it. To the brave and broken hearted, I believe in …show more content…
Not as a way to punish you, but as a way to love you deeper. I will be there to sit with you when you fall down. I will never try to fix you, or make the pain go away —doing so would not be honoring of your journey, or trusting of your strengths. I will simply be a compassionate observer for the experiences your facing. By doing so, I will share my power with you (Brown, 2015); empowering you to catalyze change (Nahavandi, 2015). When things get hard for me, I will not hide from you. You can trust me because my caring will be genuine, and I will be willing to share my vulnerability with you (Brown, 2015). I need you to take risks, to make mistakes; doing so will empower you to step into your greatness (Nahavandi,