Staying Powerful - Lessons From a Motivational Speaker

I share this with empathy, not arrogance.

If you find yourself yielding power to circumstances, check if you say things like you don’t understand my situation is different; you don’t understand I have no choice in the matter...

If you are speaking this way then you are divesting yourself

of agency

of authority

of self-determination

You are 'literally' giving your power away. Here, I give >> my power over >>>to you. You can't change if you are powerless.

If you feel powerless to change things, this might be a starting point to turning things around. Check your language.