Power is either defined as the capacity to influence others and stay uninfluenced, or as having control over different types of resources (e.g. financial resources). Power is not simply something that can make us feel superior, more unique and different from others, power is seductive. It is also addictive and delicious, and once people get power, remaining objective and keeping their wits is not easy. It requires restraint and discipline. Everywhere you look, you see evidence of people not knowing how to handle power. Most of us have a painful memory of someone who once had power over us abusing that power. Every day we see people with power using it in ways we disagree with. And even more vexing are people who have power but are afraid to use it, or just don’t know what to do with it. Power itself is not necessarily a bad thing but when power is combined with abuse, the problem begins.