If you want more power, consider… Power is a function of dependence. Power isn’t possessed. It’s relational. This is important. Because power isn’t a possession. It’s relational. It’s directional. And your personal power isn’t located in you. It’s located in someone else’s need for you. Conceptually, that means if A has power over B, A’s power comes from B’s dependence on A. Here’s that visually: B —dependence→ A Where greater dependence = greater power. (This idea comes from sociologist Richard M. Emerson’s theory of power-dependence relations. Rather than treating power as something an individual possesses, Emerson argued power exists within a relationship: A’s power over B rests on B’s dependence…