Knowing where power comes from helps us to build our own power and increase our capacity to take action. For some, power comes from personal attributes or traits, and for others power comes from structural sources or situational requirements. Too many times we overemphasize the importance of people and their characteristics and underemphasize the importance of situational factors. For example, even when we know that the behavior we observe is strongly affected by situational factors, we still make evaluations about others based on that behavior. Certain personal characteristics of people are associated with being powerful, some of which result from the experience of being in power. Ambition, self confidence, extroversion, socially adept, and articulation are just a few personal characteristics that give one power. For me, self confidence is a personal trait that gives me power. Self confidence is directly associated with and connected to an individual's social network, the activities they participate in, and what they hear about themselves from others. Self confidence, ambition, and competence are all personal traits that helped me finish a marathon, helped me with public speaking, helped me to back to school for my degree. These personal traits gave me the power to successful and thrive. Without these traits, I would not have had the power to accomplish those things.
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