How to be more powerful, happy and less self-absorbed

During 2022 I heard myself teach this a lot: You are more powerful than you know. And not that important.

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Before you read on - take a moment to see what comes up for you when you read these words: You are more powerful than you know - and not that important.

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What do you feel?

What do you think?

If you let these words impact you, what changes?

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Really. Take a moment and let the words impact you now.

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Breathe.

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So many of us wonderful humans forget how powerful we are.

We are spending our days re-acting to whatever comes into our inboxes, pops up on our phones, shows up in our online meetings etc.

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But…

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YOU ARE POWERFUL. So much more powerful than you could even know.

A few examples here: How you walk into that room and whether you greet the others with a smile - or not - can change the energy in that room. How you start that email can change the trajectory of a project. When you speak up about what you believe in and why something matters to you, you might start a ripple effect of introspection and new actions. Perhaps you will never know which part you played in something and yet… the butterfly effect is real.

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It also helps remembering: You are not that important.

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In a strange way it helps us use our power in a better way, when we realize that we are not that important. That knowledge helps us be less self-absorbed.

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When someone doesn’t reply to you, it not about you, because you’re not that important. Maybe they are unsure about what to write, maybe they are terribly overwhelmed, maybe their mother just got diagnosed with cancer and your email to them has no significance in comparison.

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Other people’s re-actions say more about them than about you. They will project things onto you, they will make meaning out of your actions that you didn’t intend and so it goes… It’s about how they see the world and the meaning they decide to make. It’s hardly about you. Because you’re not that important.

But always remember: You are powerful.

Play with your power now:

-???????Choose to see something difficult as an exhilarating obstacle course set to grow your inner strength. How does that increase your sense of personal power?

-???????Choose to see that challenging person as a “growth-gift” deliberately placed as a trigger for you to learn how to be quicker at unhooking from fear and finding your centre. Now how will you approach this person?

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However powerful you are feeling today, know this: You have power! You really do. And it’s your choice, every moment of every day, how you use it!

And as I always say, now is a great time to breathe,

Noomi

PS. There is still time to join the Free Online Workshop Plan 2023 from Female Inner Power. Register here: https://noominatan.com/plan- Replay available if you can't make it live.

These 90 minutes will fly by and you'll be so glad you showed up.