The Elements of Power

PART IIITHE WILL TO POWER

ANDREW CARNEGIE SAID, “IMMENSE POWER IS ACQUIRED BY ASSURING YOURSELF IN YOUR SECRET REVERIES THAT YOU WERE BORN TO CONTROL AFFAIRS.” ULTIMATELY, YOUR ABILITY TO CREATE IMPACT AS A LEADER AND TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE AND EVENTS DEPENDS ON YOUR DESIRE TO BE POWERFUL. IT DEPENDS ON THE STRENGTH OF YOUR DETERMINATION TO INFLUENCE OTHERS, CREATE NEW THINGS, AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT DEPENDS ON YOUR WILL. YOUR ABILITY TO TURN PLANS INTO ACTION AND MAKE DREAMS A REALITY—THROUGH THE FORCE OF DETERMINATION AND IN DEFIANCE OF OBSTACLES—IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SOURCE OF POWER YOU CAN HAVE. THIS PART OF THE BOOK EXPLORES THE WILL TO BE ...