Take Back Your Power

Why This Book Who needs another female self-empowerment book? Consider the following: If in your need for approval and what you consider to be "love" you allow disrespect in your life, you are giving your power away. If you are not "standing in your truth," you are giving your power away. If you allow someone to speak to you in a derogatory or degrading way, you are giving your power away. If you don't speak up when you know you should, you are giving your power away. If you lower your standards in order to be accepted or liked, you are giving your power away. If you are not your authentic self, you are giving your power away. If you stay in situations you know are not good for you, you are giving your power away. If you say yes when you want to say no, you are giving your power away. If you agree with people you know are wrong, you are giving your power away. If you stay silent when you know you should speak up, you are giving your power away. If whatever you are made to feel ashamed of is what you really are, you are giving your power away. If you allow negative influences to invade your mind and sap your energy, you are giving your power away. If you do something you don't really believe in, you are giving your power away. If you live life on life's terms instead of your own terms, you are giving your power away. If any of the above rings a bell deep inside your head, this book is for you. I dedicate this book to every woman who has ever felt sad, frustrated, alone, scared, unsatisfied, compromised, or depleted. I know how it feels -- I've been there, too. But I also know how it feels to be completely satisfied, self-aware, respected, confident, and powerful because I learned some very profound truths along the way. Think about it. Who are you really living your life for? What forces are influencing your decisions? How did you come to be the woman you are today? If your answers don't lead straight back to you, if you are living someone else's version of your life, the truths I share in this book are invaluable to you. This book is about your inherent power -- that internal flame you've either fed or stifled for most of your life. Your power is your life force, and you must learn about it and honor it if you want to be a whole woman. Do you remember the essence that sparked your dreams and imagination when you were a child? The natural instinct you took for granted that quelled your fears and gave you the confidence to express the real you? By rediscovering that spark, and then maintaining the fire that grows from it, you can reclaim your power and live life on your terms. There is no reason your desires and goals should ever be beyond your grasp, because, ultimately, youhold the key to your future. You can choose either to fuel your fire or to allow others to diminish the flame to a flicker, perpetuating everything that's holding you back. If you want to control your own life, you must learn to make your own decisions. If you want the ability to bring yourpurpose to the world, your first commitment must be to reclaim and protect your life force, which is your power. Women who own their power are beautiful losers in the sense that they have lost all fear of shame, embarrassment, and criticism. They have lost all unnecessary inhibitions and concern for what other people "might think," and they take risks they have weighed carefully because they have no choice but to honor their inner voice. It's every woman'Davidds-Garrido, Yasmin is the author of 'Take Back Your Power ' with ISBN 9780743285087 and ISBN 0743285085.