Power blog...

Do you think about yourself as a powerful person?
I do think of myself as a relatively powerful person... part of that is because i am very competitive and i like to feel in control of things in my life, be it in my work environment, home environment, or social environment. I think this desire to feel in control of my surroundings and my place within them keeps in me in a position where i feel a sense of power on a somewhat ongoing basis. Sometimes I feel this sense of control more than other times, as of course life has its way of shaking things up from time to time and no one can control certain circumstances or unexpected changes.

Do you think of yourself as someone who empowers others?
I am not sure at this point in my life that I have been in a position on too many occasions where I would directly empower others. However, I think once i move into a more solid position of leadership within my career, which is my hope for when i graduate, that I will use that position of authority to lead others and also empower them to take on their own projects and create their own successes, both individually and as a team. I think that knowing how to empower others is a big part of being a good leader, and i believe that once i am in a position where i have the power to empower, i will do so effectively... at least that would be my hope :)

I will be graduating in Spring of 2011, and at that time i hope to launch an online non-profit business that i am currently working on building/developing. Assuming this goes as planned, i plan to use my new level of power and influence that I attain with my MBA to connect with local schools and businesses and try to engage them in getting involved with my business by giving back to the community. I also hope to be able to move up the ranks in my Marketing career alongside running my online business, and I hope that my MBA degree will provide me with an upper hand when competing against other professionals for a promotion/new job. I would like to get into a leadership role in Marketing as well, and again will use any control or power that accompanies my position to effectively lead and motivate others to perform to their potential as individuals and as a team.