Soft Power
“You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.” William Henry Hudson, English critic & naturalist (1841 - 1922)
Today I heard the phrase “Soft Power” for the first time. “Soft Power’ means being so strong that negotiating rather than socking the other guy in the head with a rock is the stronger path.
It’s like a man I once dated. Andy is a Black Belt karate champion who telegraphs strength. Even the way he stands, relaxed yet alert, says he’s a guy you do not start brawls with — EVER. Police officers I’ve known, whether 6’4” or 5’6”, all have that “command presence.” So do many women who also have faith in their abilities.
A friend once said the nicest thing to me. I was in a blue funk. You know, the kind where nothing is horribly wrong but nothing is going in the direction you want to go, either. So you feel not quite on target. Rick, who owned a really cool coffee shop/hangout said, “Look, some people are rabbits, some are tigers, and some can fly like eagles. Why settle for being a rabbit when you can fly like an eagle?
Rick meant that I should “go for it.” I think that whenever we “go for it” with our own two wings, we are showing enormous “soft power.” Have you ever talked someone into hiring you when there was no job in existence before you opened your mouth? That’s soft power.
Have you ever surprised yourself by walking up to a stranger and introducing yourself at a party, a pool, a polo match (who goes to those anyway?) and act like you know that he or she will welcome you with open arms? That’s soft power.
Have you ever said NO to someone and left him or her happy as a clam? Now, that is big time soft power. Or, maybe it’s just self confidence plus confidence in the outcome. Which is another way to say you know how to fly like an eagle?
Meditation for the Day
“Commitment in the face of doubts and fears is a very spiritual thing.” www.RealLivePreacher.com
Action for the Day
This week, I’ll think of ways to get what I want using soft power: self-confidence plus confidence in the outcome.
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