Personal Power
Da fällt mir doch mein alter kleiner Artikel aus dem Jahr 2004 ein:
“Personal Power is the ability to take action”
~ Anthony Robbins ~
When reading about job vacancies I often find the term “we look for a proactive person” and for quite a while I wondered, what was meant by this.
Now I know: Proactive means acting out of ones own self. Not waiting to be asked, to be sent, to be forced to do something. These behaviors would be reactive. Proactivity is the ability to see things coming, to be prepared, to act in advance to hinder or to accelerate but in any case to influence outcomes.
This is the ability to take action Tony Robbins speaks about.
And back in the year 2000 Tony Robbins let me feel this Personal Power with a wonderful experience. I was attending one of his 4-day long seminars in Frankfurt, where on the first evening he hosted a fire walk for each and every of the 4000 participants.
I will always remember this special night. The burnt wood was still red-hot and we were standing in front of this coal-carpet, all clapping hands and chanting “Yes, Yes, Yes, …”. Straight in front of me, up in the sky, was the most beautiful full moon. When preparing for this fire walk over the evening I decided that for me it would be a symbol for every step in my life that I might fear to take, for every door that I might fear to knock on, for every situation that would need my courage.
So when it was my turn, I stood there, tall, still clapping my hands, still chanting “YES” and started to walk, looking up at the cool and comforting full moon, walked over these glowing coals, fearing nothing and feeling nothing but being one with the moon, life and unspeakable power and energy.
Years have passed and every now and then when fear holds me back from acting, I can recall this moment, hear the “YES”, see the moon and take action – take that first step.
For I know I have nothing to fear – I can walk on fire!