First of all, what is power? To put it simply, we believe that power is the ability to influence. This means that people with power can influence other people, events, and more. This makes power sound like a pretty good thing to have. So how do you gain power? We believe that there’s 3 ways you can get power. These are gaining people’s trust, having something people want, or putting fear in people. Firstly, you can gain power by gaining people’s trust. This is because people will listen to those they trust. For example, a role model likely has power in your life. You want to be like them, and do what they say. When you trust someone, you will want to listen to what they say. This means that they have influence over you, making them a powerful person, based on our definition of power. You can also gain power when you have something people want. For example, when a presidential candidate promises something that the public wants, the public is more likely to vote that person into the white house, giving that person power. In general, when you have something people want, people will listen to you. This gives you power, by the same logic as before. Finally, you can gain power by instilling fear in others. For example, if a group were to take down the government, and act as the new government, people would likely have to listen to them. This is because people listen to others that they fear, because they don’t want something bad to happen to themselves. Power is gained with diligence. Most people aren’t born with power. Instead, they have to earn it through hard work. For example, when Hitler came to power, he had to work for it. He first gained people’s trust and gave them something they wanted. Then, when he had enough power, he started using fear to gain even more power. Overall, these are the 3 ways to gain power. If done well, these tactics can make you very powerful, and give you a large amount of influence in our world.