The True Nature of Power

True power is getting people to do exactly what you want without ever lifting a finger. Most people confuse

power with force, but that’s just coercion, and it’s actually weak because people

eventually fight back. The real flex is authority. This is when people

obey simply because they believe you have the right to lead. It usually comes

from tradition, like a King, or legal rules, like a President. But the wildest

form is charismatic authority. That’s when a personality is so magnetic that people follow them

blindly during a crisis. If you have to use threats to get your way,

you don't have authority, you just have fear.