{"id":621,"date":"2022-08-30T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T07:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycal8.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/08\/30\/34-great-power\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T07:38:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T07:38:00","slug":"34-great-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycal8.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/08\/30\/34-great-power\/","title":{"rendered":"34. Great Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/jtLcyNKy7yA\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/jtLcyNKy7yA\/hqdefault.jpg);\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Credit |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jtLcyNKy7yA\" style=\"text-align: left;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">34. Great Power &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h1>The Lines <o:p><\/o:p><\/h1>\n<p>Bottom. [6] A man in a lowly position may have great <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaeclatdotcom.blogspot.com\/2019\/05\/good-morning_15.html\">personal<br \/>\npower and ability<\/a>, but if he tries to exercise it, he meets with<br \/>\nmisfortune. Ability is not the only factor to consider. In order to be<br \/>\neffective, a man must be in a position to use his abilities in a proper and<br \/>\nsuitable manner. If he tries to act with force and authority that is not natural<br \/>\nto his station in life, he will be seen as a self-promoter and a pretender, and<br \/>\nhe will be rejected with scorn. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>2. [6] When a man begins to rise in the estimation of his<br \/>\nfellow men, when he begins to move into a position of respect, when his<br \/>\nabilities are recognized and a position of power is opening to him, he becomes<br \/>\ncapable of moving ahead into positions of trust and responsibility. But it is<br \/>\nat just such a time that he must be especially careful. If he does not rise to<br \/>\nthe occasion, he is thought lacking in ability. If he forces himself forward<br \/>\ntoo vigorously, he is considered pushy and over-confident. He is destined for<br \/>\ngood fortune, but only if he moderates his behavior and carefully &#8212; and<br \/>\nquietly! &#8212; takes command, while avoiding being too aggressive in his dealings<br \/>\nwith others. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>3. [9] When he is elevated to a position of power, the<br \/>\ninferior man brandishes his power and revels in making a display before<br \/>\neveryone of his authority. But this causes him to become entangled in all kinds<br \/>\nof reactions and resentments with his associates. He is not respected for this,<br \/>\nbut is looked upon as a faker who is trying to impress those around him with<br \/>\nhis new position and authority. The superior man, on the other hand, retains<br \/>\nhis equanimity and avoids phony displays of power. He realizes that he will be<br \/>\nrespected for the way he exercises his powers when necessity calls them forth,<br \/>\nor when some crisis demands his action, not when he arbitrarily makes a display<br \/>\nof his authority. He avoids the empty appearance of power and authority and<br \/>\nthus gains the respect of his peers. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>4. [9] When a man first ascends to a position of power, he<br \/>\nmeets with some small amounts of resistance and perhaps even resentment. He<br \/>\ncomes in as an unknown quantity, and his subordinates are not sure that he can<br \/>\nbe relied upon to fully exercise the authority of his new position. But if he<br \/>\nmoves ahead as necessity demands, dealing directly with problems and with<br \/>\nwhatever challenges to his authority as they arise without shrinking from them<br \/>\nfor a moment, in time he will be successful. Obstructions will fade away, and<br \/>\nany thought that he may have been too forceful in dealing with them will<br \/>\nevaporate. He need not rant and rave or explode into rages. Such open displays<br \/>\ncreate problems of their own as associsistent attention to each problem as it<br \/>\narises. Eventually, his persistence will pay off, and his quiet but determined<br \/>\nstyle will be respected. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>5. [9] If a man once felt that emotional displays were<br \/>\nnecessary in order for his authority to be respected, he should realize that<br \/>\nsuch excesses actually do no good. It may appear that this behavior got<br \/>\nresults, but the truth is, the man can drop such demonstrations and everyone,<br \/>\nincluding himself, will be the happier for it. Outward emotional displays<br \/>\nactually indicate a weakness within because the man fears being taken advantage<br \/>\nof if he does not continually come on with a belligerent, aggressive attitude.<br \/>\nThis is just not so. The man should relax. If he will approach problems on a<br \/>\none-on-one basis and never fear coming to grips with exactly what is wrong,<br \/>\nnever backing off for fear of putting someone on the spot, life will be easier<br \/>\nfor him and all associated with him, and everything will be done more<br \/>\nefficiently than before. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Top. [9] If a man forges ahead relentlessly, he eventually<br \/>\narrives at a point where he encounters nothing but difficulties. He cannot go<br \/>\nforward, and it is not feasible to go backward. He has pushed so hard, and the<br \/>\nsituation has becomes so complex as a result of it, there is nothing that he or<br \/>\nanyone else can do. No matter what he tries, things only get worse, and the man<br \/>\nis at his wit&#8217;s end. The solution? Stop! Step aside, look at the situation, and<br \/>\ntake a moratorium. Let the matter rest, and in time it will sort itself out. It<br \/>\nis not so that every problem must be met with some form of active move.<br \/>\nSometimes the wisest thing to do is to do nothing <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jtLcyNKy7yA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please Comment, Like and Share<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">======================================<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaeclatdotcom.blogspot.com\/p\/by-james-byrd-mba-business-consultant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"60\" data-original-width=\"468\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEj8wYgqJ2XWKNpEawp3ofPFX_EDxnjhGhLxlx24SdwWsy0V6WnHgYVqMM3CPvDNYEl2oL2VOJpaaF7kmLdi-0_B-m51cMpH2Qs4xasvEnQI9FRgun9OPDpFd-oMFG0uwD2xpDPBUQxLMooVXxkMwyXqOf66VSvEwUMCYeDfoVZpQnLgs3hiEXdtK7PRTg=w484-h62\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #004182; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, Ubuntu, Oxygen, &quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;, Cantarell, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"484\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit |&nbsp;34. Great Power &#8211; YouTube The Lines Bottom. [6] A man in a lowly position may have great personal power and ability, but if he tries to exercise it, he meets with misfortune. Ability is not the only factor to consider. 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