Imagine yourself being able to do anything you want; being completely unrestricted and free, able to create action in any area you decide to go into, with effortless competence able to envision something and then make it appear — and at the same time remain ubiquitous, omniscient, and virtually indefatigable.
If you can comprehend this state, you have a hint of what it is like to be in a state of personal power.
Some people are chronically in such a state. When they go into an area, things just sort of magically start to go right. Confusion tends to blow off, order tends to show up, and others seem to be able to do get more done in less time.
Such people inspire others with their conviction of purpose and their enthusiastic ability to see past the obstacles and envision a desirable goal. Often, in an attempt to emulate this condition, others take on only the visible characteristics and mannerisms of this unique individual. Unfortunately they often fail to achieve the same success, as they don’t seem to realize that real power comes from within, not something that is visible.
Real power stems from a source that is not perceptible to the naked eye. It is not measurable by any known scale or device; it really is not limited by any location in time or space. We could postulate that it derives from more experience, greater ability or advanced knowledge of an area but this would only have a bit of the truth.
The truth is – power does have a source, and it is always traceable to an individual. All great positive changes in history have been precipitated by an individual with a dream of bettering some condition along with the courage to do something about it.
Any group has to have a leader – the one who dreams the dream that creates the game. This person could be called the goal maker or the game maker. Others can willingly contribute as players or pieces in that game, but it still remains that someone had to have the vision and energy necessary to create it in the first place. Furthermore, the size of the game is directly proportional to how much “game” the creator feels he or she wants to take on.
In the game called “business” the individual behind the overall statistic of the company is the game maker.
This person is the source, the creator, game maker, founder and the bedrock upon which this great company was started. Happily, such people seem to have an insatiable appetite for expansion and success that knows no limit.
We all owe a debt of gratitude to such individuals for giving us a game to play and I for one am willing to play and win this game with them.
daniel w. jacobs
©1999-2020
