Power, persistence and perspiraton

Blog entry #6

Power has become a word that is associated for many with evil. The images that come to mind are those conjured through the misuse not the noble use.
I offer the following: power is the energy of change and can be a force for decency, authenticity and love as well as heartache and suffering.

How is power important to Noble Purpose?
To cause something to occur in the mundane universe- the place of tangible outcomes; power is the medium. We are all forces for good or not but many of us are not conscious of that as our intent.
I propose to you that you consider your sources of power and work with them.
Sources of power:

Persistence- more gets done because of dedicated effort to an intention than is publicized. When you ask the creators of companies or services how they did what they did, often the work is a matter of dogged persistent effort on behalf of a noble idea.
You have to learn how to stick to something through the hardships of generating momentum or it will die of your lack of attention.
Case in point- when I started Keep it Simple Seminars in 1978, I worked 80-100 hrs a week doing everything that was required to launch the business- including licking thousands of envelopes and stamps, going out on the rubber chicken circuit- meaning that I would eat rubbery chicken lunches with groups like the Lion's club or Rotary to generate new business. It did not matter what it was, I just did it whether I was good at it or I disliked it- that is not the point when you are an entrepreneur- you do what is necessary and exert discipline on your self to get the noble aspiration out there.
Perspiration- sweat equity is what we all learn about when we are starting a venture we truly believe in- you will sweat the small stuff even though people will tell you not to and also the big hairy audacious aspirations- there is not any way to launch your vision with the power you have accrued without the two P's persistence and perspiration.
Maybe it does not sound very lofty but here is what is true for me lofty plus willingness to go to any lengths for what I have believed in is my formula for bringing my vision into being.