the same knowledge is power I’d love to
see a show of hands for those of you who
believe this to be true if you look
around the room you could see quite a
few of us believe that knowledge is in
fact power I too like you believe this
saying for most of my life after some
deep contemplation on this concept I’ve
come to the conclusion that we’ve all
bought into a lie it’s true knowledge is
not power knowledge is merely potential
power much like this cellphone battery
which has stored energy knowledge is
stored information now if I take my cell
phone and try to power it up it will not
become empowered by the stored energy in
my other hand
not until I plug it in toward a specific
purpose will it become empowered
likewise you have stockpiled plenty of
knowledge and information throughout
your life but it will not empower you
until you plug it in and turn it on now
if this concept makes sense to you let
me hear you say oh yeah girl all right
would it be fair to say that knowledge
in and of itself without application is
not empowering if you could believe that
and agree with me give me a thumbs up or
let’s move on since you’ve been sitting
in those seats you’ve been acquiring
more knowledge from the great speakers
who took the stage earlier we learned
how working through our adversities
strengthens us we learned just now that
connection is often more important than
education but those concepts will not
empower your life until you apply them
you see I’m in a sales position and I
struggled in that position for quite
some time despite the fact that I have
read the books went through the audio
programs and the trainings from the
greatest sales gurus into all the land
why why did my monthly reports not
reflect the knowledge I had amassed
because I wasn’t using it it wasn’t
until I created and implemented this
three-step process that I call a to the
third power remember these three A’s ask
answer act ask when you learn something
new
ask yourself how will this knowledge
empower my life let’s say that together
how will this knowledge empower my life
that’s it that’s the first day once you
ask yourself that question you can move
on to the second day answer Albert
Einstein once said it’s not that I am so
smart it’s just that I stayed with the
problem longer he didn’t even believe he
was smart he just stayed with the
problems longer and you might not be
trying to solve complex mathematical
equations like Einstein but if you would
stay
with that question how will this
knowledge empower my life for longer be
still and quiet you will be amazed as
your inner genius unfolds because if you
can ask the question the answer is
already inside of you and when you
receive your answer and it will come
that’s the fuel for the third act
application a little less talk a little
less thought a little less knowing and
more action the simplest way I have
found to take what I know and apply it
into my life is to create a plan a
simple plan I’m not talking about
goal-setting and creating a deadline I’m
talking about a simple plan bullet
points of actionable steps you can take
right now to apply what you know into
your life once I did that with my sales
business I had the best month on record
and I continued to empower myself as I
imply in small ways what I know so too
will you when you start to apply what
you know into your life but don’t limit
this to just your profession as you
apply what you know into your life
to other aspects of your life use it use
this three-step process to build and
exercise your mental your physical
emotional and your spiritual bodies as
you do that you’ll become more empowered
and as you become more empowered not
only will you know better but you will
do better this is the process of taking
our knowledge and transforming it into
wisdom through experience
and here’s the best part as you become
more empowered you will build your
capacity to empower others your friends
your family your co-workers and we
together will empower our community and
beyond is knowledge power I say no not
until we apply it toward a specific
purpose I’m honored and I appreciate
this moment that we’ve had together be
well be inspired and be you till full
thank you
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