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Powerful People

Powerful

People

Vazir Ahmed Khan
Retired Manager
United India Insurance Co. Ltd.

Everybody will come across four type of persons commonly found in every society and place.
Somebody may give advice to you as a friend and advisor, but after duping you, he may vanish,
somebody may advise you out of some animosity and he may ruin your career.

M ore than my enjoying the trip to USA, as said (C) ''My First Boss'', who teaches to be honest but kind.

earlier, I enjoyed reading numerous books,
We are powerful but we do not realise our power, to choose,
and I thought of bringing some of them but
due to the luggage limitations, I could not.
One such book that inspired me most was ''The powerful change and to influence others. Then you will wonder what
is Power?
people'' written by Dr. Verna Cornelia Price. I could make
only an extract of this book not only as a piece of learning Generally power is taken as a negative term. Knowledge is
for one but also for the guidance of youngsters and it is pre- not power, knowledge of correctly utilizing power is the real
sented as under: power.

The Powerful People: The way to assess your power is to be challenged and to
change. Then you must change your mind, your relation-
Who are Powerful People, who influence the life of others:
ship and your action.
If you classify them, they would be-
(A) ''Just is'' i.e., close family members, who will always Therefore the purpose of personal power is to know your
caution you to do or not to do. Parents, relatives, chil- purpose in life, what for you are created to be and what
dren, sometimes they are good and sometimes turn to for you are created to bring to others.
be a head ache.
Then ask a question to yourself
(B) ''Choice People'', i.e., friends and colleagues, who teach
Why do I have personal power and
you to be excellent always. They constitute friends,
mentors and acquaintances. How I am supposed to use this power? And

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