• Mary Ann "Skipper"
  • 2005
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My family evacuated from New Orleans yesterday to escape the hurricane. It’s a category 5 storm with winds up to 175 mph.

Nature’s force is powerful and uncontrollable. Trees will be knocked down. Houses destroyed. Electricity will be lost. People will feel the devastation for months and possibly years.

How do you handle your power? Does your presence have a positive or negative effect on others? Do people feel devastated after you’ve left a meeting? Do your actions or tone linger for minutes or days?

By recognizing the impact we have on others, we unlike Mother Nature, can choose what kind of mark we want to make. We can control our actions to serve the situation.

More Thoughts on Power by Shar McBee, author of The Joy of Leadership When we feel we don’t have power, we are modest and humble — which leads to power. When we have power, we luxuriate in self-confidence — which leads to loss of power. Power is like fire. Use it carefully or you’ll lose it.