{"id":2677,"date":"2022-07-01T15:09:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T14:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2022-07-01T15:10:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T14:10:22","slug":"thought-for-the-week-the-cradle-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/2022\/07\/01\/thought-for-the-week-the-cradle-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought for the Week \u2013 The Cradle of Power!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2678\" style=\"width: 182px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/2022\/07\/01\/thought-for-the-week-the-cradle-of-power\/cradle-of-power\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power.png\" data-orig-size=\"1006,1005\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cradle-of-power\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;cradle-of-power&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power.png\" class=\" wp-image-2678\" src=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power-300x300.png\" alt=\"cradle-of-power\" width=\"182\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cradle-of-power.png 1006w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cradle-of-power<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My last Thought for the Week was about &#8220;Where is Your Treehouse?&#8221; and having a place where you can regroup, revitalise, get a new view of a situation, answer a difficult question, solve a challenging problem, or see something you\u2019ve been missing.<\/p>\n<p>[See my <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/blog\">Previous Blogs<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>To start with a quote:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u201cOur deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u2013 Marianne Williamson &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What does this bring up for you as you read it?<\/p>\n<p>Often those little \u2018gremlins\u2019 of ours can pop up and say things like:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho am I to be powerful?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, why shouldn\u2019t you be powerful!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don&#8217;t have any.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">-Alice Walker \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[Novelist and Poet]<\/p>\n<p>What comes up for you when you hear the word \u2018powerful\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>Often, people think of \u2018power\u2019 as a negative thing where people wield it to get one up on others.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there <em>are <\/em>people who use power in that way.<\/p>\n<p>And there are plenty of people I know who are powerful in brilliant ways that inspire and empower those around them all the time.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s what I\u2019m talking about!<\/p>\n<p>For instance, we don\u2019t have to have a booming voice to be powerful \u2013 it is often when fewer words are spoken in a quietly powerful way that leave us with the biggest positive impression, right ?<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<\/p>\n<p>Can you think of someone you admire who is quietly powerful?<\/p>\n<p>What qualities to they have?<\/p>\n<p>And when you are around people you admire in this way, they are empowering you to do the same, probably without even realising it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Calmness is the cradle of power. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">&#8211; Josiah Gilbert Holland &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[American Novelist]<\/p>\n<p>As always, I will leave you with that thought.<\/p>\n<p>I also invite you to book a <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/korinne\/30min\">Complimentary Consultation<\/a><\/span><\/strong> with me where you can explore further how <em>you<\/em> communicate powerfully and the impact you are having.<\/p>\n<p>With best wishes for your success.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>Korinne<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>P.S. 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