I hate the way our society treats celebrities. We often give far too much social status to people beloved by the media for whatever reason, while neglecting some real ‘rock stars’ like the academia stars who are innovating and inventing the things that are truly impacting millions of people.

That said, most people don’t realize that they have the power.

If a room were empty, and a random man walks in one door and Tom Cruise walks in another, then there would simply be two people in a room. Tom would only have power over the other man if he gave it to him. Granted, if a large group of people were present, and both walked in the room, the crowd would likely give Tom the power due to his celebrity.

The average man suffers from giving away his power all the time. They see a beautiful woman and practically cut their balls off and hand them to her. They are coming from the mental standpoint of being ‘not good enough’ or ‘less than’, when really they perhaps offer more total utility to society than the woman they are giving their power away to. The funny thing is, this same guy wonders why the woman doesn’t view him as a potential mate. “Why doesn’t she like me” he thinks, when the obvious reality is she wants someone more powerful than herself. (I admit this isn’t the case 100% of the time, but I would make the argument that it is the basis for animalistic attraction in heterosexuals). Why would she carry in her womb for 9 months the baby of a man weaker than her? Don’t take this paragraph the wrong way…be good to women and show them respect, but stop giving them the power!

Albeit there are social situations where certain people have an elevated status for example conducting the meeting, or leading in some way, but how many times have you given your power away to someone you’ve simply seen in public? If you start people watching, you’ll see men bow in submission from just walking by someone in the grocery store.

I don’t know about you, but you will have to kill me to make me give away my balls. I’m not saying you shouldn’t respect other people – you definitely should, but stop giving away your fucking power! Stop comparing yourself to others because you can only lose that game. I’m not saying be domineering either. There are definitely scenarios when you need to defer to those placed in charge. However, a man should be strong and assertive and realize he has the power to accomplish whatever it is he desires.

In your exploits, come from a place a power. Watch how much easier it makes life. How can you get ahead if you are always coming from a place of not having, wanting, or weakness? Who wants to buy from the weak sales person?

Lesson: Keep your power and use it to accomplish great things