Appendix

The Nine Steps to Ethical Power

Follow the steps below if you want to become an ethically powerful individual.

Step 1: Accept That Power Is Inevitable

The first step is to recognize power as an inevitable fact of life. Ignoring power doesn’t make it go away. It just means you lose influence over your own life, putting it in the hands of others. Recognizing the different types of power can also be helpful.

Step 2: Notice How You Feel in the Moment

The second step is to connect to your feelings in the moment as key to working out whether your power is being exercised or undermined. There are several telltale signs that you are losing your own power. Noticing them will tell you your current state of power, and this is crucial as power is ...

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