So the work is partly to discover what amount of energy is needed for every given task and allow that this energy can be expressed unhindered. This is what it means to be potent. And this potency goes hand in hand with seeing nmore, hearing more, feeling more, and being more in touch with what happens.

Charlotte Selver    Interview 1987

Potency

Potency is the confluence of aggression, self-regulation, and satisfaction that makes a chosen course of action self-sustaining.