What Is Power?
This will likely induce eye-rolls from the seasoned old Red Pill sages who may wrongfully assume I'm addressing them. I am not.
This is basic shit. This concept is one of the building blocks on which a Red Pilled man begins his journey to the top of his personal ladder. This is the part where he picks himself out of the shitpile and decides to be someone.
Let's get to it.
My biggest battle growing up was feeling inadequate. I was overcome by a sense of uselessness, and sense of underachievement. I was, so to speak, put in my place, on a daily basis and told in so many words, that I was insignificant.
I craved what I believed to be power. Money, fame, influence, a thrilling social life and wild dating life, the ability to go wherever I wanted and do whatever I wanted.
But, as Rollo Tomasi states in The Rational Male, those things are merely the manifestations of power.
Power, simply put, is the amount of control and individual has over their own life. True power is not the mastery of others. It is the mastery of self.
As I got older I sought to prove my abusers wrong, but I failed to realize that I myself had been conditioned to believe their words. I believed I was worthless, I believed I was insignificant, I told myself I was a weakling and coward, and I didn't know it then but on a subconscious level, I was desperate to prove myself wrong.
My turning point took place the moment I realized that I as a person could design my own life. With a good brain on my shoulders and the balls to buck against the system, I could be whoever the fuck I wanted to be.
I knew the kind of person I wanted to be. I knew the kind of person I was. Over time I became deeply introspective, forsaking my desire to impress others. The question I ask myself every morning is “how can I become something that I am proud of.”
With a little effort, every aspect of your life can be molded and shaped into an ideal form. With a little self-discipline, you can build a world for yourself.
You are the master of your own fate.
This is power.
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phdbroscience350 5y ago
It appears op has his shit together. I also went through all these stages he describes to feel a sense of belonging. I also craved validation from my peers and thought that power comes from wealth. It was only when I accepted my true ego and stopped making external excuses for my fears and own shortcomings that I was able to push through and gain true power. Real power is looking all your demons and fears straight in the eyes, accepting them and taking actions to combat them every single day. You are the captain of your ship.
brotein_synthesis 5y ago
Although I couldn't agree more with the last sentence and also empathize with him, wealth is still pretty high on the list of necessary conditions on the road to power. Don't bulshit yourself, money matters.
phdbroscience350 5y ago
It honestly doesn't. I got laid telling I am in-between jobs and practically broke without zero shame. I earn an average salary now and my bills get paid. If i wanted to be rich I would have gone back to my old job but I refuse it. That's power to me. Money and power are two different things. Just my two cents.
derpitaway 5y ago
Well put. To quote Richard Cooper. You need "fuck you" money. It's enough where if something happens you don't go into the hole. It means you have the ability to walk away with your time at any point someone wants you to do something that is against your believes. I think wealth is the abundance of time
Thunderbird93 5y ago
Well put bro, I agree wholeheartedly
DropDeadTyrant 5y ago
Nerd reference incoming. In Avatar the Last Airbender, there was water, fire, air, and earth bending. However, there was also spirit bending. In order to bend someone else's spirit, the avatar had to have perfect control over his own spirit. That resonates exactly with what you're saying.
I_KnowThings 5y ago
Being a fan of the series connecting this two worlds show lot of similarities.
RatioRegnum 5y ago
Absolutely true.
All I would add is - there is no mastery, only effort.
ashinnie56 5y ago
To become strong, one must first admit he is weak.
Thunderbird93 5y ago
In Psychology this is known as Locus of Control. Always maintain an internal locus of control. The political narrative is placing too much of a premium on suffering. Look at these examples of external locus of control
Blacks= Colonialism, Slavery(THEY are/were exploiting us)
Whites= Reverse racism(THEY now discriminate against us)
Asians= Perception (THEY don't like my physique)
Communism= Bourgeoisie(THEY control all the wealth)
In all these examples an individual gives up power by attributing self actualization to external variables instead of building from within. Good post bud
SirKolbath 5y ago
The most difficult thing I've ever had to fight isn't the achievement of power or even the manifestation of it. It was imposter syndrome. Remind yourself daily that you have worked to earn the power you have.
Majestq 5y ago
Needed to see this; as I've dealt with the same thing.
"The man at the top of the mountain didn't fall there..."
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RedPill2018 5y ago
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
​
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
​
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
​
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
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Invictus by William Ernest Henley
bouldurer 5y ago
How do you gain more power when you're a pawn at a 9-5 company?
UpperRedSide 5y ago
You put aside money to invest into a business, day by day, until your self-employed income outweighs that of you 9-5 job.
Then you quit and live a free man.
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talentedmagick 5y ago
Just started my journey trying to find guidance, but this was true inspiration. I just began reading the rational male and it is making so much sense. Power is not external; it is internal willpower.
Saun522 5y ago
Decent post, although not mentioned, I'm sure meditation would be a good tool to help archive this self mastery.
_stellarwombat_ 5y ago
I really needed this today. Thank you.