Expanding Power

Welcome to Expanding Power

Expanding Power is an approach for bringing about what we want in a way that others willingly embrace. 

Every day each of us uses our personal power to influence others to behave in a way that is beneficial to us. The way in which we use our personal power determines whether it is Expanding Power or Shrinking Power.

• Expanding Power:  We invite or inspire others to join us freely and willingly by creating scenarios in which we all benefit.
• Shrinking Power: We attempt to manipulate, coerce, guilt or otherwise force others to do what we want.

The fundamental principle here is that Expanding Power is almost always much more effective than Shrinking Power in the near term, and is always more effective in the long term. Using EP takes a little more work at first because it requires a higher level of discipline and maturity than Shrinking Power. However, it becomes less work over time - in most instances very quickly.

At one level, Expanding Power is an extremely pragmatic approach for getting what we want.  At another level, it offers a path for creating a more harmonious experience for our lives and the lives of those around us.

OUR MISSION is to

·        demonstrate the effectiveness of Expanding Power in a compelling way;

·        help people develop the skills for choosing and using it; and

·        shift popular thinking, far and wide, so that Expanding Power becomes the default approach for human interactions

OUR VISION:

Within 5 years, Expanding Power will be a broadly recognized, popular and understood term and will be broadly used to help individuals, families and societies get more of what they want in a positive, collaborative way, thereby making the world a safer and more joyful place.