IDENTIFYING AND
EXPLOITING YOUR FULL POTENTIALS
The word potential means:
possible but not actual, having a latent possibility or likelihood of
occurring, or of doing, or becoming something; qualities that exist and can be
developed. Potentials are the complete make up of anything, though dormant
(latent, inactive, hidden etc) but can be fully developed.
To reach your desired destiny, it
is imperative that you exploit your full potential. Any successful person will
agree that despite life challenges you must raise above your circumstances to
achieve success. High-achievers are the people who position themselves high
above the common crowd and keep going no matter what. Most of us have heard
something like this before: “You have a lot of potential,” or “You
have so much potential, work hard and you will realize it.” The only
problem is no one seems to know how to tell us where to start or how to achieve
our fullest potential. After all, potential is such an ominous term and indeed
is your personal choice to make it happen each and every day. You can’t measure
it. You can’t quantify it. You can’t define it, but yet it is heavily embedded
inside of you.
I have developed a KIT
that can serve as a guide and guard to us:
1: Be Open Minded -
It is so important to be open minded, especially in the world that we live
today. A lot of opportunities can pass us by because if we’re stuck in a
limited pattern of thinking, or if we’re afraid to take a risk. Having an open
mind is the first step to reaching your potential, because it gives you the
willingness to take risks. We’ll never be the best we can be by playing it
safe. As the saying goes: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll
always be where you’ve always been.” So, today do something you have never done
before.
2: Look deep within -
By looking into your inner self, you will harvest some great inspiration.
Refuse to be content with where you are at present or what you have achieved so
far. Rather, strive to constantly go beyond the normal thereby reaching your
full potential. Reaching your goal does not mean that you can now relax, it
means that you need to keep going without loosing the momentum and that you
have a lot of work to do. The higher you go, the more the responsibility.
3: Know what you want -
Go for it! It never surprises me how many people fail to get what they want
because they’re too afraid to ask for it. Their fear of rejection and
embarrassment holds them back from asking for help. In order to get what you
want, you have to have the courage to ask others for assistance. That doesn’t
mean you mooch off of other people. It means you have the wisdom that by
working together, you can accomplish far more than you could achieve alone.
4: Change your
thinking - You won’t be surprised to find that those who have
reached their greatest potential have often been the most abundant. They aren’t
afraid to step outside of the norm. For example, Albert Einstein and Ralph
Waldo Emerson were considered radical thinkers, and now they’re just
considered geniuses. Thinking different doesn’t just mean intentionally going
against the grain, though. What it does mean is having the courage to express
your individuality. It’s in developing and blatantly accepting your unique
strengths and talents that you’ll reach your highest potential.
5. Work smart, not
hard - By working smart you can save a ridiculous amount of time
you would have otherwise been spinning your wheels. Working smart is about
paying attention and taking the time to do your research. It is not, however,
obsessing over getting every little detail figured out, that is obsession.
Working smart means modeling other experienced people and doing your homework.
It’s the difference between first watching an experienced mechanic, and then
haphazardly trying to wing rebuilding an engine.
6. Assist others
succeed – The best way to reach your fullest potential is to help
other people as much as possible. When it’s your time to ask for help, other
people will be more inclined to help you in return. If you find yourself
falling short of your best, it’s likely because you’re not giving enough of
yourself. The more you give of yourself to others, the more value you create.
The more value you create, the more other people will want to give value back
to you. In addition, by helping others as much as possible, you create a wide
network of support. Most great people you’ll meet will tell you they didn’t
achieve greatness alone. They had many mentors, and they stood on the shoulders
of giants. Now you can do this too.
7: Challenge yourself
- Always seek to challenge your capabilities and you will overcome
the spirit of settling for average. You too have the ability of reaching your
full potential and becoming the best in your niche. The achievement of one
stage is the commencement of another thus past success must not hinder your
current or future success.
8: Learn from the past
- In another way, success is merely a matter of how you are going to use your
past to inspire and propel yourself to reach your full potential, both now and
in the future. For those who have tasted victory in the past they must feel
even more confident and challenged to achieve more and climb to a higher
status. Your past experiences will help you to learn more about yourself and
speed the process of your current task at hand.
9: Be a champion
- In case your past is a record of ups and downs, many failures, break
that yoke and believe that you are a champion of tomorrow. It is only
having a burning desire to taste victory that will help you become a winner.
Therefore, be focused, committed and disciplined towards attaining success.
Never worry about yesterday, in fact, you should use your past experiences to
build on a better today. Do you know that Reaching Your FULL
Potential it is Your Choice? Start now….
The Killer AGENTS
Many do not utilize their true
potential, and lay it to waste by engaging in tasks that are a poor use of
their time and energy. Here are 5 sure-fire ways to live below your true
potential, I call them the killer agents:
1: Harp on the past instead of
focusing on the present: Some people spend their lives living in the
past. They lament about what has been, what they could have done, and why
they didn’t do that. However, the past is the past, and no matter how
much time we spend thinking and lamenting about it, it doesn’t change
anything. To spend time moping about what has been is to waste the person
you can be.
2: Let yourself be affected by
minor issues: Sometimes we may be affected by a hurtful comment or
discouraged by a small setback. While these emotions are justified, often
times these events are insignificant in the long run. One way to check if
something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this
matter endure its taste in one year’s time? Three years? 5
years? 10 years? 30 years?” If not, then it’s probably
not worth your energy to think about these things. Concentrate on things
that do matter in the long run instead.
3: Blame others for your
plight: Is there anything you’re blaming others for in your life? Are
you blaming the economy for not getting the job you want? Your parents
for giving you “fat” genes? Your boss for your workload? The world
for lack of opportunities around you? The universe for not giving you the
life of your dreams? The extent to which you can live your dream life depends
on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life. When you
blame someone/something for what you’re going through, you deny
responsibility. You give others power over that part of your life.
For example, if you blame your parents for your obesity, you’ll continue to
remain obese because in your mind they are the reason why you’re obese.
You’ll never have the power to change the situation until you take responsibility
for it. When you take 100% responsibility for your life, be it your
career status, your health, your relationship status, your finances, your
friendships, etc, that’s when you’re set to achieve the life of your dreams.
4: Complain: It’s okay to
complain once in a while as a way to vent, but doing it too often makes you a
magnet for negativity. Whenever you complain, you give your power away to
the universe. For every second you spend complaining, that’s one second
you could have spent creating the life you want. Rather than lament,
think about the actions you can take to improve your situation instead.
Every time you do, that’s one step toward the life you’ve been dreaming about.
CONCLUSSION:
Do you know that most people
never utilize more than 0.1% of their true potential in their lifetime? It’s
true. The thing is, human potential is unlimited. Unlike computers,
you’ll never come across a situation where your brain says the hard drive is
full. You can constantly push your limits, reaching greater heights, only
to find that you’re not even reaching a fraction of your true worth!
Believe it or not, you harness more power than you can ever imagine.
//ELECHI,
UDOCHI
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