| At about the same time I started to think about building | | | | with was consisted of things I did before and could do |
| an Internet website, I considered my personal strengths | | | | better or on a larger scale; things I haven't done before |
| and resources. It occurred to me that it might be a | | | | but believed I could do; and some other creative ideas |
| good idea to make a list of all the things I have in my | | | | that just came up. |
| life, as well as the things I have learned and skills I can | | | | In order to distinguish these action ideas from the |
| use. This could help me come up with new directions | | | | resources I already listed, I use an undeline for the |
| for my personal development. After I've started writing | | | | action 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 to | | | | My 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, so | | | | My mother, sisters & brother |
| you also get a chance to know me better... | | | | My friends |
| I began by writing down the major categories of things | | | | Places 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 know | | | | Europe |
| - My Studies & Work | | | | South 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 friends | | | | Thinking, Innovation & Creativity |
| Places I know | | | | - Improved Memory Techniques |
| - Israel | | | | - Building a Personal Thinking Center |
| - Europe | | | | Philosophy |
| - South America | | | | Computers |
| - Argentina | | | | - Web programming |
| - Chile | | | | - Database planning |
| - Peru | | | | - Online & computer games |
| - Bolivia | | | | - Principles of development |
| - Brazil | | | | - Review best games on the web |
| South East Asia | | | | Myself as an employee |
| - India | | | | Languages |
| - Nepal | | | | - Hebrew |
| - Thailand | | | | - English |
| My Studies & Work | | | | - Translation tips |
| - Human Resources | | | | Spanish |
| - Management skills training | | | | - Learning tips |
| - Thinking, Innovation & Creativity | | | | My Hobbies and Pastimes |
| - Philosophy | | | | - Capoeira |
| - Computers | | | | - Diving |
| - Web programming | | | | - Board games |
| - Database planning | | | | - Playing tips |
| - Online & computer games | | | | - Designing & Inventing |
| Myself as an employee | | | | Now I had something I could work with. There were |
| Languages | | | | other things on the list - this is just to show you the |
| - Hebrew | | | | general idea. I am sure that if you try to complete your |
| - English | | | | own Power Map now - you'd have many action ideas. |
| - Spanish | | | | Bringing it all together |
| My Hobbies and Pastimes | | | | With such a detailed Power Map, you can start looking |
| - Capoeira | | | | for practical ways to harness all that power to |
| - Diving | | | | interesting development possibilities. The strongest |
| - Board games | | | | creative ideas would be those that combine as many |
| Seeing all that I have in my favor, I already started to | | | | strengths 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 few | | | | below) - 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 action | | | | I truly hope this can help you become stronger, more |
| Now it was time to start thinking how I could turn all | | | | creative, and ultimately happier. If you liked this article |
| those resources into something I could make or | | | | and the Power Map tool, you should check out the |
| contribute. In other words - come up with new and | | | | Resource Box Below for a constantly growing source |
| useful things I could do with all I have. What I came up | | | | of ideas and creativity tools. |