We lose our power when

 

 1. We gossip
 
 2. We talk and spread negative information
 
 3. We work in an uninteresting, boring and uninspiring company
 
 4. We are afraid
 
 5. We put our hope in someone else
 
 6. We say yes when we want to say no
 
 7. We smile when we want to cry
 
 8. We can't relax
 
 9. Convince ourselves to persevere by finding motivation instead
 
 10. We get upset when we can ask for what we need instead
 
 11. Dealing with none of our business
 
 12. The person is not interesting, but we continue to hang out for secondary reasons
 
 13. We criticize ourselves, considering ourselves unworthy, incapable, unsuccessful...