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Empowerment is a very crucial trait/feature of human beings, when mastered, it becomes your strongest character. Same way, Self-Empowerment makes us courageous, and self-sufficient, by allowing us to take control of our lives and set the foundation of the future the way we want.
” You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will” – Stephen King
Self-Empowerment allows people to let go of their self-doubts, dependence on others (unless it’s inevitable), and disability to make their own decisions in life, and help get rid of their weaknesses by identifying them. It helps you to stand against the push-over people who always encroached on your decision-making.
People who aren’t self-empowered lack self-confidence, hence allowing others to make decisions on their behalf. They don’t have any control over their life. That’s where self-empowerment helps – Self-empowerment boosts your self-esteem, makes you aware of your true potential, and helps set up clear goals, as a result providing full control of your life.
1. How to Develop Self-Empowerment?
You can only inspire or empower people around – as our decisions don’t just impact us, only if your individual life is in your control. And you can do it in some definitive way.
1.1. Re-Discover the New You
Keep your strengths close but your weaknesses even closer, so you can identify the root cause and eliminate them. Make your strong points stronger which will boost your self-esteem and help you deal with your inhibitions.
Draw out to which extent your decision-making is affected by external forces and in which parts of your life. Then start working on them one by one, starting with developing a positive mindset ‘You Can Do Anything’.
You can get the help of experts or counselors for better overall self-assessment to begin with.
1.2. Focus on Your Goals
Establish where you see yourself in a long time, in various areas of your life – financially, emotionally, in a relationship, in the workplace, etc. Personal goals set the pace of your life, and gear up your brain in the right frame to bring them to life which ultimately makes you feel self-empowered.
1.3. Enhance Your Knowledge and Understanding
Choose the area you want to focus on first. For example – if you want to be financially independent – if you haven’t started working yet, then first, gauze the job market, then choose the work profile of your choice and skill yourself in it.
After you get the job keep working on the skill-building to rise high up and get promotions. Or, if you are having a relationship problem, don’t lose communication with your partner. Try to understand the cause of the conflict.
1.4. Self-Awareness
It makes you aware of the situation you are in before taking any kind of action, enabling you to make the right decision. Self-awareness makes you aware of your past mistakes hence stopping you from repeating them.
Self-awareness keeps you in tune with your thoughts, it stops negative thoughts from intruding into your head. Self-awareness also helps you realize your limitations and self-empowered people don’t hesitate to seek help.
1.5. Be Resilient
Don’t let your self-esteem down if you fall a few times first while chasing your goals. Self-empowerment is gained slowly but persistently and by moving forward.
1.6. Evaluate Yourself
Keep track of your progress, even a little bit of change will motivate you to keep going. Also, take into account how your actions are affecting people around you, if there is no animosity, it means you’re on the right path.
2. Where Do You Practice Self-Empowerment?
2.1. At the workplace
Success is different for everyone, some try to attain it by any means possible – that’s life.
Your career objectives are your own, so choose it to do the way it will give you satisfaction. Don’t stress out to attain those goals nor try to do everything to do in one go. Success comes to those who have patience.
Pay attention silently but stay docile. Put your ideas forward or discuss them with the right person. Proper communication is a crucial part of teamwork. Choose people in your team who strengthen your weak side and help each other and vice-versa.
2.2. In Relationship
Self-empowerment doesn’t mean making life better for yourself only, it means being confident and aware enough to guide people around you in the right direction. Help them achieve what you have so far.
Self-empowerment enables us to think about the well-being of not just ourselves but the people who surround us – parents, partners, and children. Listen to the opinions of others before making big decisions, especially if it going to affect them.
2.3. In the Community, you reside
We all play different roles to make our community safer, harmonious, and clean – simply a better place for everyone.
The power of self-empowerment gives us a better perspective and a better judgment of right & wrong which helps us make the right decisions and work towards the betterment of all.
2.4. In an Organization
Self-empowerment helps you be a better and more distinguished leader. You become better at the judgment of character and know who is going to be a good asset for the company to take it to a new height.
2.5. In Emotional Situations
Self-empowerment helps you refine your rational skills, so you don’t take the wrong decision in overly emotional situations. This could be any situation such as when your company acquires a very rich and influential client, you sometimes overlook the finer details of their policies. It can come to bite you later. This way you unknowingly gave them leverage over you.
Another example could be when someone close to you is seriously ill, you become overly emotional, and this clouds your judgment to make the right decision. Self-empowerment helps you hone your decision-making skills in such situations.
2.6. In Difficult Situations
With the help of self-empowerment, you can guess how to react or handle any difficult situations and know when to stay silent. We learn through self-restraint practice to stay calm or calm the person who is causing trouble.
You can handle situations such as – normal squabble between your kids, office negotiations, relationship issues, or, someone who is creating an unnecessary nuisance.
3. The Best Self-Empowerment Quotes
To change your quality of life, you need to control your train of thought. Inspirational words are something you reach whenever you feel down. As your thoughts are something only you can control, you can choose to interrupt negative thoughts whenever they rear their ugly heads. Inspirational quotes are some of the easy ways to make it possible.
Here are some of them:
3.1. Define Yourself
“Accept no one’s definition of your life; Define Yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein
Don’t let anyone set the course of your life, only you know what you are capable of. Others can always undermine you but you can only uncover your true potential. You can be anything you put your mind to be. Self-empowerment is one way to do it all.
3.2. Prepare Yourself
“Everything that you are going through is preparing you for what you’ve asked for.” – Unknown
Whatever phase you are in of your life – good or bad, you have set the stone for it a long time ago when you set up your goals. So, even if the journey sometimes gets tough, focus on your goal, and the result, and feel self-empowerment when you will reach there.
3.3. Believe
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.“ – T. Roosevelt
Anything you decide to get done is only possible if you believe in yourself to get it done. The half battle is won inside your head.
3.4. Be Responsible
“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” – Les Brown
To be self-sufficient, first, you need to take responsibility for your life. Don’t expect anyone else to do hard work on your behalf. If you see yourself well-off in the distant future, you need to be responsible.
3.5. Achieve Yourself
“You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.” – Steve Maraboli
Everyone has their purpose on earth. We are not just responsible for ourselves but also for the well-being of people around us – family, community, etc.
3.6. Let Go
“There is a great change to be experienced once you learn the power of letting go. Stop allowing anyone or anything to control, limit, repress, or discourage you from being your true self! Today is YOURS to shape – own it – break free from people and things that poison or dilute your spirit.” – Steve Maraboli
Once you choose the path you want to be don’t let small failures stop you or other criticisms discourage you from moving forward. Don’t let anyone lower your self-esteem, only you know your full potential.
3.7. Take Control
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” – Steve Moraboli
No one can do everything in their life, we choose what we are good at and make it better. Everyone has their specialty. You don’t need to be a teacher to spread knowledge, you can volunteer for non-profit organizations.
3.8. Make a Difference
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall
Everyone has their purpose on earth. It’s upon you what kind of difference you want to make and how. But you can’t make it happen unless you are courageous and confident enough to do it. Take control of your life and do what you want.
3.9. Make Positive Changes in Your Life
“You have been blessed with immeasurable power to make positive changes in your life.” – Steve Moraboli
Self-empowerment is that immeasurable power that helps us to make positive changes in our lives. By taking control of our lives, we give ourselves the power to turn a bad situation into a positive one.
For example – If someone keeps taking credit for your hard work in the office, you can stand against him by taking control of your life. Harness the power of self-empowerment and one day you will be where you always wanted to be.
3.10. Use Your Mind
“You are the most powerful tool in your life. Use your energy, your thoughts, and your magic wisely!” – Dacha Avelin
The human being is the most intelligent creation of God. He can do anything if he puts his mind to it. His strong determination and hunger to do something extraordinary in his life led him to live a content and distinguished life. We are armed with the power to do whatever we want only when we use that power wisely.
3.11. Don’t Go Back
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou
Life is unpredictable, you never know what going to happen. And when that happens don’t blame yourself for it. For example – if you lose your job because of economic failure, you’re not to blame. Don’t let yourself be a victim, find another way to stand up. As we all know, when life closes one door, it opens another one. We just need to know where to look.
3.12. Don’t Be Afraid of Your Mistakes
“We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.” – Steve Maraboli
Don’t be afraid about what you have done in your past, whenever you become aware of yourself, and your true potential, take control of your life. Learn from your past mistakes, don’t let them pull you down.
3.13. You’re Right!
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.” – Henry Ford
You win half of the battle when you make up your mind to do certain things. If you think you can’t, you are already lost. Recognize your potential and train your mind to win. So, even if you lose, you will be satisfied to know that you at least tried.
3.14. Make Life Happen
“You just can’t let life happen to you, you have to make life happen.” – Idowu Koyenikan
If you want to be a distinguished person in your life, you will have to make it happen. Life is not going to simply give it to you. But if you already working to reach there, don’t let life hurdles stop you, change your course or go around them.
Life is uncertain, you can decrease its uncertainty by only taking control of your own life.
4. Don’t Need to Master Self-Empowerment on Your Own
Self-empowerment is not an easy feat to achieve, it’s a slow but consistent process. That doesn’t mean you have to do everything on your own. At some point or another, you will need advice, from the perspective of professionals/experts/family. Don’t hesitate to ask for help.
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