Personal Power Maps And Creative Ideas

At about the same time I started to think about buildingwith was consisted of things I did before and could do
an Internet website, I considered my personal strengthsbetter or on a larger scale; things I haven't done before
and resources. It occurred to me that it might be abut believed I could do; and some other creative ideas
good idea to make a list of all the things I have in mythat just came up.
life, as well as the things I have learned and skills I canIn order to distinguish these action ideas from the
use. This could help me come up with new directionsresources I already listed, I use an undeline for the
for my personal development. After I've started writingaction items. I am sharing some of these with you:
these things down, I decided to call it "Power Maps" as- Family & Friends
they outline my sources of power, and could also- My wife
show me ways to turn my strengths into more- Help your wife pursue her dream
powerful actions. In this brief article I will try toMy children
demonstrate how I do this, hoping you can do the- Write children's books
same. I use my own Power Map as an example, soMy mother, sisters & brother
you also get a chance to know me better...My friends
I began by writing down the major categories of thingsPlaces I know
I do and am related to. Here is what I came up with:- Israel
- Family & Friends- Knowing what it's all about
- Places I knowEurope
- My Studies & WorkSouth America
- Languages- Argentina
- My Hobbies & Pastimes- Chile
Try to make your own list now. It doesn't have to be- Peru
similar to the one I made or even have the same logic- Bolivia
or structure. Just try to think of the major things that- Brazil
make up the person that you are.South East Asia
Next, I added more details to each major category -- India
ending up with many of the things I consider to be my- Nepal
sources of power and knowledge. This is what it- Thailand
looked like by now:My Studies & Work
- Family & Friends- Human Resources
- My wife- Management skills training
- My children- Tools for planning
- My mother, sisters & brother- Small Business Handbook
- My friendsThinking, Innovation & Creativity
Places I know- Improved Memory Techniques
- Israel- Building a Personal Thinking Center
- EuropePhilosophy
- South AmericaComputers
- Argentina- Web programming
- Chile- Database planning
- Peru- Online & computer games
- Bolivia- Principles of development
- Brazil- Review best games on the web
South East AsiaMyself as an employee
- IndiaLanguages
- Nepal- Hebrew
- Thailand- English
My Studies & Work- Translation tips
- Human ResourcesSpanish
- Management skills training- Learning tips
- Thinking, Innovation & CreativityMy Hobbies and Pastimes
- Philosophy- Capoeira
- Computers- Diving
- Web programming- Board games
- Database planning- Playing tips
- Online & computer games- Designing & Inventing
Myself as an employeeNow I had something I could work with. There were
Languagesother things on the list - this is just to show you the
- Hebrewgeneral idea. I am sure that if you try to complete your
- Englishown Power Map now - you'd have many action ideas.
- SpanishBringing it all together
My Hobbies and PastimesWith such a detailed Power Map, you can start looking
- Capoeirafor practical ways to harness all that power to
- Divinginteresting development possibilities. The strongest
- Board gamescreative ideas would be those that combine as many
Seeing all that I have in my favor, I already started tostrengths and action items as possible. Consider the
feel stronger!creative ideas website I have built (see resource box
If you want to get the same feeling - take a fewbelow) - it combines my power at: English, Internet,
minutes to list many of your own sources of power.Creativity, Management training, and more.
Turning power maps into creative actionI truly hope this can help you become stronger, more
Now it was time to start thinking how I could turn allcreative, and ultimately happier. If you liked this article
those resources into something I could make orand the Power Map tool, you should check out the
contribute. In other words - come up with new andResource Box Below for a constantly growing source
useful things I could do with all I have. What I came upof ideas and creativity tools.