“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who are alive.” ~Howard Thurman

How do you empower yourself?

Some things you do or say empower yourself. And some things dis-empower you. Most often its the positive thoughts that create empowering beliefs and the negative thoughts that dis-empower big time. When you find yourself in a challenging situation, it’s helpful to have a powerful plan of action. Rather than a script or a rule that limits you, I suggest you ask yourself a question that guides you.

The challenging situation might be isolated or recurring. Rather than analyzing the situation or trying to persuade others about something, if you ask yourself the following question, you Can and Will empower yourself:

“What is the most empowering thing I can say or do right now?”

Of all the empowering questions I use and suggest others use, this is among my favorites. It’s a “pause and reflect” question. I find that many times when I ask it, I don’t have a conscious thought of the answer, but I’m propelled into an action or a statement. I know what to say or do. What follows is empowering — for others and myself.

Whether you’re in a mess or feeling great, this is a powerful question to use to guide yourself and enhance your own personal development. It’s certainly worthy of being a basic operating question or a default question — one that springs forward in your awareness when you most need it. In other words, the best time to ask it is when you really don’t know what to do or say.

Many people operate their lives with dis-empowering questions. Dis-empowering questions — whether you ask them out loud or to yourself — invite dis-empowering answers. Empowering questions invite empowering answers.

My premise is that you’re always asking questions, always. So you, and only you, get to decide the quality, depth, and consciousness of your questions. If you select a question that helps you to empower yourself, you manage your journey in a more satisfying way.

“What is the most empowering thing I can say or do right now?” is a favorite question for me because:

• It’s an empowering question that helps to evoke your higher consciousness
• It’s designed to surface empowering words and actions.
• It keeps you in the present moment when everything takes place.
• The question alone lifts your consciousness.
• It lightens your load.
• It opens you to possibilities that might not otherwise be obvious.
• It gently guides you in your personal growth.

As I asked myself this question more often in the month of June, as “empowering” was the RAOKA Theme in focus…I noticed how beautifully the ripple effect of this simple question created empowering results IN me and Around me, without even trying too hard. Its easy peasy…try it 🙂

So, I ask you, What is the most empowering thing you can say or do right now?

What are your thoughts on Empowerment? How do YOU empower yourself everyday or in a challenging situation? Share your thoughts in the comment below. Lets all be Positively Empowered Everyday! Yippee…

This article is part of RAOKA{Random Acts of Kick Arse}, The RAOKA mission seeks to remind us that Random Acts of Kick Arse happen all around us—and also to do and spread the spirit. For more details about how you can be part of this amazing mission please click here.

Other Raoka Team mates EMPOWERMENT articles coming up(check back soon for updated links)-

• Joy @ Unfolding Your Path to Joy
  
• Gayze @ Gazehound’s Animal Communication
• M @ The Exception
• Suzie @ SuzieCheel.com
  

Click Here to Read all the RAOKA articles in the Positive Provocations archives.

With Immense Love & Gratitude,
~Zeenat~
Counseling Psychologist/Spiritual Counselor
Motivational Speaker/Naturopath

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