Power

What is it?  Why do people want it soo badly?

Is it the benefits of it?
Are you happy to have people in your command?
Do you actually want to make change with it?
Were you the most qualified for it?
Or are you just happy with it?

I've noticed from a lot people I met, the people that want power are the ones who shouldn't have power.  The one that doesn't stretch for it but their peers see them as the most qualified are the ones that have the best turn outs with power.

Power is a very delicate thing that a lot take for granted and abuse.  Yes, you typically get a better pay rate.  Yes, your word holds more say for the bottom line but what can you bring to the table outside of saying, "I'm the boss, so my way is what goes."

The work up the hierarchy ladder, I don't think people who want power truly consider what it takes to keep what is there afloat.  Those who want power, I'm always suspicious as to why they want it.

With power, you must be 100% selfless.  It's no longer about you, it's about you and every single one involved in the equation and it all rides on you.  You are the captain, you go down with the ship, not send one of your subordinates.  The subordinate will actually look at you and say, "No, boss.  You made this decision, this is your role...I'm jumping on a Life boat."

I see a lot of my friends wanting to start their own business and wanting to climb the ranks of their field but some of them when I ask why they want to push for their own business or why they want to climb the ranks, I found some of them had some pretty petty reasons why.

One person said, "I enjoy having people under my command."...cool

One just didn't want to answer to anybody.  Reasonable but I found there is always going to be somebody whether it's the investor, a board of directors, a city manager, or the boss and you're climbing the ranks there will always be somebody.

One I always felt they had a chip on their shoulder and had something to prove...not sure if that's the best mentality to go with for anything.

Maybe these will be the keys to their success.  Maybe they're just at their beginning and soon they'll blossom into great leaders of their field.  I'm just wondering why some people strive for it for the vanity of just being able to say "I'm in power."

I think of the police issues that has been around within America since before my father's time(he's about 55).  I notice police officers more and more throughout the years getting more violent and more reckless with their power.  I understand this isn't all police officers but there is a lot of crooked police who overshadow the good cops doing their job by the book.

Police officer is the definition of what power is.  Their job is the oversee the city they work in, cast a judgment over what a situation may be, legally allowed to lie and can write the paper work up in whatever way they feel like or charge nobody with nothing because they don't feel like doing paper work.  There was a case in Bloomfield last year where two cops pulled over a man and immediately started striking him.  The cops claimed he was assaulting them during the "traffic stop" but lucky for his case there was video footage that proved otherwise.

It makes you wonder how many cases are there when somebody is in jail simply because a cop wanted to be a legal bully.

Bullies with power.  That's a scary thing whether you're in the fast food industry, retail, management, fortune 500 exec, anywhere, a bully with power just wants power for the sole reason to be in power.

So I want ask this, Why do you want to be in power?  What is there to gain climbing up that ladder?  What can you bring to the table?  If it ain't broke, why fix it with your promotion?  Do you care about the money?  Do you care about the recognition?  Do you care about those around that your power affects?  Is there something for others to gain with you being in power?  With you being in power is it a win-win for everybody?  Or do you just want to be in power to bask in the glory of you in power?