Empowering one's own self should trigger from within. Many of us have those triggers coming from within but, we succumb to the external factors and consciously make that voice coming from within, die down. This is worst we can do to ourselves.
Nature in its grand design has empowered us with unmatchable inner strength and powers. All one needs is to do that introspection and find our own legend.
Applying the power of three As, one would not have to wait for an external trigger to experience empowerment. The three As — Accept, Analyse, and Adopt — help one to experience empowerment inside-out. We all are having multiple influencing layers on to our own real-self. These layers influence our belief system and the subsequent thoughts and actions. One needs to identify these layers, and peel them to reach their core to further empower it.
Accept
Relieving oneself from own belief system is a process which requires a lot of determination. The first step to empowerment is to accept. Accept that you need to explore your real self, Accept that you are influenced by multiple external layers which need to be handled and accept that you have enough power to bring the best out of you.
These little acceptances coupled up with a persistent process of being mindful will start a journey of exploring yourself. Be aware of what your real self is saying to you, listen to it. Remember, you can listen to it only when you are ready to question your self and the surrounding circumstances. If you do not question you will not be able to accept. Acceptance of your current circumstances is key to your journey to empowerment.
Analyse
The second part of your journey is to decide what to do and what not to do. This is another important aspect of your journey where you use your intellect to identify and weigh various pros and cons of your decisions. Identify the you in you. The easiest way to know it, is to identify and analyse your feelings to various experiences and circumstances.
You need to removed multiple layers on your belief system which stop you to take action in particular direction. You should identify your core interest and strength then identify and select the field you wish to grow your career. This analysis is never easy to come. If your decisions continue to be influenced by your belief system your journey to the core will become equally difficult.
You must have a flexible mindset while you do this analysis. This flexible mindset will allow you to be more pragmatic in your reasoning and dealing with your influencing layers. Listen to your heart and the language of your heart is feelings. Never, let your feelings go waste, analyse them.
Adopt
The third A — adopt, is the most important as it lies in the action zone and requires you to take action for actualising your decisions. This requires a lot of resolve, will power and focus. Resolution remains weak if it is not coupled up with will power and focus to drive it.
All you need to do is to take the first step with full conviction, will power and focus. You must identify gaps in your resolution, reason out the lack in your will power and focus to adopt changes to go after your decision with full zeal.
You are already empowered, all you need to do is to be aware of the fact that you are empowered and take pragmatic logical steps to bring the power within to life.
The writer is Achal Sharma, Secretary, Corepeeler Foundation and author of Corepeeler: Journey to Your Core