| At about the same time I started to think about | | | | minutes to list many of your own sources of power. |
| building a website, I considered my personal | | | | Turning power maps into creative action |
| strengths and resources. It occurred to me that it | | | | Now it was time to start thinking how I could turn all |
| might be a good idea to make a list of all the things I | | | | those resources into something I could make or |
| have in my life, as well as the things I have learned | | | | contribute. In other words - come up with new and |
| and skills I can use. This could help me come up with | | | | useful things I could do with all I have. What I came |
| new directions for my personal development. After | | | | up with was consisted of things I did before and |
| I've started writing these things down, I decided to | | | | could do better or on a larger scale; things I haven't |
| call it "Power Maps" as they outline my sources of | | | | done before but believed I could do; and some other |
| power, and could also show me ways to turn my | | | | creative ideas that just came up. |
| strengths into more powerful actions. In this brief | | | | In order to distinguish these action ideas from the |
| article I will try to demonstrate how I do this, hoping | | | | resources I already listed, I used a different color for |
| you can do the same. I use my own Power Map as | | | | the action items. I am sharing some of these with |
| an example, so you also get a chance to know me | | | | you: |
| better... | | | | - Family & Friends |
| I began by writing down the major categories of | | | | - My wife |
| things I do and am related to. Here is what I came | | | | - Help your wife pursue her dream |
| up with: | | | | My children |
| - Family & Friends | | | | - Write children's books |
| - Places I know | | | | My mother, sisters & brother |
| - My Studies & Work | | | | My friends |
| - Languages | | | | Places I know |
| - My Hobbies & Pastimes | | | | - Israel |
| Try to make your own list now. It doesn't have to | | | | - Knowing what it's all about |
| be similar to the one I made or even have the same | | | | Europe |
| logic or structure. Just try to think of the major | | | | South America |
| things that make up the person that you are. | | | | - Argentina |
| Next, I added more details to each major category - | | | | - Chile |
| ending up with many of the things I consider to be | | | | - Peru |
| my sources of power and knowledge. This is what it | | | | - Bolivia |
| looked like by now: | | | | - Brazil |
| - Family & Friends | | | | South East Asia |
| - My wife | | | | - India |
| - My children | | | | - Nepal |
| - My mother, sisters & brother | | | | - Thailand |
| - My friends | | | | My Studies & Work |
| Places I know | | | | - Human Resources |
| - Israel | | | | - Management skills training |
| - Europe | | | | - Tools for planning |
| - South America | | | | - Small Business Handbook |
| - Argentina | | | | Thinking, Innovation & Creativity |
| - Chile | | | | - Improved Memory Techniques |
| - Peru | | | | - Building a Personal Thinking Center |
| - Bolivia | | | | Philosophy |
| - Brazil | | | | Computers |
| South East Asia | | | | - Web programming |
| - India | | | | - Database planning |
| - Nepal | | | | - Online & computer games |
| - Thailand | | | | - Principles of development |
| My Studies & Work | | | | - Review best games on the web |
| - Human Resources | | | | Myself as an employee |
| - Management skills training | | | | Languages |
| - Thinking, Innovation & Creativity | | | | - Hebrew |
| - Philosophy | | | | - English |
| - Computers | | | | - Translation tips |
| - Web programming | | | | Spanish |
| - Database planning | | | | - Learning tips |
| - Online & computer games | | | | My Hobbies and Pastimes |
| Myself as an employee | | | | - Capoeira |
| Languages | | | | - Diving |
| - Hebrew | | | | - Board games |
| - English | | | | - Playing tips |
| - Spanish | | | | - Designing & Inventing |
| My Hobbies and Pastimes | | | | Now I had something I could work with. The first |
| - Capoeira | | | | thing I set out to do is the website on creative ideas |
| - Diving | | | | and tools. There were other things on the list - this is |
| - Board games | | | | just to show you the general idea. I am sure that if |
| Seeing all that I have in my favor, I already started | | | | you try to complete your own Power Map now - |
| to feel stronger! | | | | you'd have many action ideas. |
| If you want to get the same feeling - take a few | | | | |