10 Keys to Personal Power 

Brian Tracy

Key 1: Clarity

Quote: "Have vision. Determine what you want to be, do or have in life. Have a sense of direction and know where you're going. If you do not have clear specific goals in life, you are doomed forever to work for others who do."

Reflection: This is the first key to personal power. First and foremost, you will need to know what you want to do with your life otherwise, you will not know in what direction to go. When you plan out your life you will have a clear understanding on what exactly you want to do with your life. Just like in this quote, if you do not know what you want to do, then you will spend your life working for others who have taken the time to plan out their life. You will miss opportunities and you will have nothing to look forward to, like accomplishing goals. Just like in our life planning notebooks, our teacher Mr. Haymore is teaching us how to plan out our lives. As long as we try then we can accomplish anything. I will always try to be clear of what I want to do and I will continue writing in my goals book. 


Key 2: Competence

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

Reflection: This quote reminds me of my math class, I am failing my math class but I am still determined. I stay for tutoring and I work very hard to complete all my work. In this quote it is saying if you really want something you must work hard for it and you must always try your best. If you always try your best you will succeed and you will accomplish your goals. In my life planning book I wrote down how I want to bring my grade up to at least a B. This will be very hard for me but I am very determined. I really want to make my parents proud. I will always commit to completing a task, and or anything I want to accomplish. 

Key 3: Concentration 

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

\Reflection: Whenever you are about to do something you should always ask yourself if you are doing what you are suppose to and will it benefit you. When you are distracted and no focused on what you are suppose to be doing, this will slow you down and you will have a harder time accomplishing goals and loose concentration. What I will do is I will try to always stay focused and ask myself, If what I am doing will benefit me. I will always try to stay on task and complete my work and listen to teachers and my parents. This will hopefully make me a better person and it will help with picking up my grades. 

Key 4:Creativity 

Quote: "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."

Reflection: What this quote means to me is every single person in the world has the abilities and power to do what they want. Everyone is smart. No one is better than anyone else. Being creative can help you accomplish your goals and asking questions can help as well. When you are doing something you should never be afraid to ask for help. When you ask questions you let your creativity flow. This also helps you learn new things you never knew. I feel that when you ask questions you are showing how much you care. 

Key 5: Consideration

Quote: "The quality of your relationships with other people will determine your success in life."

"Developethe people skills you need to become a better communicator. Take the courses in listening speaking, etc."

"If you were to learn one new word a day, within 5 years, you'll be the best educated person in history."

Reflection: When you are talking to someone you should always consider what they like, and how they feel. If you do this you are sure to make more friends and be a better person. People will want to talk to you more and you will be a well-rounded person that everyone will like and they will want to talk to you. What I will do to apply this is I will make sure when I'm talking to someone I will make sure I know how they feel. I will always be caring. If more people like you you will be very successful. Even when completing little things because people will like you so much you will have a lot of accomplishments.  

Key 7: Consistency

Quote: "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'll do it."

Reflection: What this quote means is when you are constantly doing something important like work, school, family, etc. Then you are a reliable person and people know that can come to you. You should learn how to manage your time and put the most important things first. For example, when you say you'll do something, a responsible person will do it. This will make you a better person and more people will like you. When you learn to manage your time, your loved ones and friends will thank you. You will show you are truly a good person.

Key 8: Commitment

Quote: "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."

Reflection: Whenever you are committed to something you will let nothing stand in your way. When I get older and i have a job i will be committed to my job and completing tasks. Not only then but, even now that I am in school, I will stay committed to my studies. I think, if you are committed to tasks and goals for the rest of your life, you will live a long happy life. You will have achieved everything you ever wanted. I will try my best to stay committed and make sure if I say I will do something I will do it. 

Key 9: Courage

Quote: "The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure."

Reflection" This word already means a lot. This word is something I need to improve in. I am always scared of failure and I shouldn't be but when it comes to trying new things I won't. What I want to do is join a sport but I am scared of not achieving that goal. I need to gather all the courage I have because if I don't try then how will I know. In my goals, one of my goals is to join a sport. If I think I will fail, then it probably will happen. I need to think positive. 

Key 10: Confidence

Quote: "You only get confidence by doing things over and over again."

Reflection: When you have confidence, you won't let anything stand in your way. When you want to accomplish something it is best to have confidence and believe in yourself. When I am going to take a test I lack confidence because I never believe in myself. If I change that as well as my study habits I am sure to succeed! That is something I would change about myself.

Final Reflection: This series really taught me how I could become a better person. This will help me with accomplishing goals and help me with my confidence. I know there will be conflicts along the way but I will accomplish my goals either way. I want to make sure I try my best and I will not let anything stand in the way. I want to be able to do things by myself and be independent. I will apply these 10 keys to everything I do. Something right now is my math class that is holding me back. I will make sure I try my best and use all 10 keys to insure a great success!