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