No one woman should have all this power....

There is a concept in history called transfer of power. Its when power goes from one person (say George Bush) to another (Barack Obama). Leadership leaves one source and goes to a new one, like a baton in a relay race. The United States is notable for having bloodless transfers of power. When we have new presidents, governors, and mayors, we do so without war or conflict. They just transfer the power. But how easy is it to transfer power in our own lives? How easy is it to take a sense of leadership and direction in one area of your life and transfer the relevant skills into another area?

For me, school is one place where I have power. It was very easy for me to go to college and to graduate school. I did really well there, and showed a lot of skill and talent. It wasn’t scary or overwhelming to me. However, traveling is scary and overwhelming to me. Like rising up the ranks in academia, it is a new step into the unknown. Like school, traveling is a place where skills and comfort can be developed through knowledge, and that knowledge is accessible to me. However, these two goals seemed miles apart in my ability to do them.

Eventually I decided to have a transfer of power. I decided that, if I could do well in my educational career, why couldn’t I do well in my travel career? I decided that I can transfer power, and use the skills and strength I developed going through school in my travel experiences? What are places where you need to transfer power? Can you face your fear of a new job but not face your fear of a new partner? Can you move to a new place but not revisit an old experience? Can you work hard on your job all day but not feel the strength and capability to go back to school? Can you fight your whole life for your survival, but not for your dreams? Take the power back by looking at where you were successful in one area, and trust in your ability to do it again in another.