In Your Power

CHAPTER 15Power Is a Lifestyle

“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.”

—Dolores Huerta, Co‐Founder National Farmworkers Association

You now have an overstuffed stocking of strategies to be in your power in a world that can sometimes make you feel powerless. All are available to you, you just have to access them. You can transcend the automatic factory settings we have as humans, and instead be a creative force who steers any difficult situation to stay “good in you” and serve your good intentions.

Living in your power—it's a lifestyle. You walk through the world confidently, as if you have your own version of those Wonder Woman cuffs or a Batman utility belt.

When there's a situation that's pulling you out of your power, know that 360 degrees surrounding you are the 12 Power Portals. In any direction you look you can open the door and walk through the portal to see the new vista offered. Take your attention off the power problem, and instead look within yourself to know what you are making the situation mean. And lift your sights to the bigger‐picture possibility where you lead yourself and others to the other side of the impasse.

These portals remind you to be intentional. You can always act with intention in the service of the outcome you want, and that's in the best interest of all. In the snap of a finger, you can shift your perspective and act toward your purpose. Instead of doing one ...