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Personal Power Sources: History Power
9. I am very good at building close relationships with other people. I have
quite a few
customers, colleagues, and others I work with whom I consider friends.
10. I excel at making connections with people I've just met. Outgoing and
friendly, I am able to establish rapport and trust with others fairly quickly.
11. I am the type of person who joins groups. I belong to a number of
clubs, committees, boards, teams, and other groups where I regularly
interact with people based on common interests.
12. I am very active on social networking sites like LinkedIn, Plaxo,
Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter.

Personal Power Sources: Attraction Power
13. I have the kind of qualities most people like, and I rarely do anything
that would offend anyone else or cause them to think I'm arrogant, pushy,
or distant.
14. I take care of my appearance, and most people would consider me to
be physically attractive or charming.
15. I am outgoing and very good at engaging people. People enjoy being
with me, and many of them think I'm funny or interesting.
16. People have told me that I am charismatic.

Personal Power Sources: Character Power
17. I am totally honest, and people know that about me. They would never
question my integrity.
18. I always speak the truth as I know it. It may sometimes be unpleasant
to be completely candid with people, but I would never hide the truth just
to make someone feel better or to avoid a conflict.
19. People consider me courageous. I stand up for what I believe is right,
even in the face of resistance and opposition from powerful people.
20. I don't preach one thing but do something different. I walk the talk,
and if I make a promise, I never fail to keep it. People know they can trust
me.
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