The human psyche is such that nobody ever reaches their full potential. However, there is no doubt that some do actually have a real attempt at improving themselves, to such an extent that they get about as far as is humanly possible in developing their own potential. Such people are probably thinking hard of what further self devlopment they can achieve right up until their dying day.
For the majority, though, developing potential can be very limited, which is such a shame. A very bright and talented, but lazy, person, will be overtaken in achievement by those of lesser ability and intelligence who make a real effort to get close to their full potential.
There are many possible reasons for this lack of motivation to better ourselves. Some possibilities are:
1. fear of ridcule and failure when attempting something new;
2. getting stuck in a rut of a tedious a job but feeling too exhausted to escape from it;
3. fear of the unknown;
4. making excuses because of sheer laziness;
5. being too stressed out to push oneself harder;
6. having no vision or understanding of what can be achieved;
7. feeling that we have a pleasant life as it is, and there is no need to push harder.
Really, there are all sorts of reasons we delay or abandon trying to get closer to our potential. However, remember we only have one life, and it is up to each and every one of us to make the most of that life. Every day is precious; every piece of knowledge you have is precious; every talent we have is precious. All should be exploited and developed to the full.
So, how do you go about developing your potential more than previously? First of all, remember that there is no right and wrong way of thinking. Often, the reason why others try to make you feel inferior when you voice opinions and ideas, is because they wish they had had the idea and courage to do what you have done. Focus on your skills and abilities, and let yourself think freely, so that you can put them to use and truly excel in life.
In order to be successful you need to accept that you will sometimes make mistakes, someitimes need to take risks, and sometimes you will fail. Nobody is perfect, some failures and mistakes are to be expected. The secret to success is to acknowledge them, and above all learn from them.
There are some key personal characteristics that you can nurture, which will help you develop your true and full potential, and these include:
• Self confidence – you really need to be self-confident and have faith in yourself and your ideas. Any doubts will hold you back.
• Hard work – your total effort and commitment is required to get anywhere near or close to your full potential.
• Patience – it is not only a virtue to be patient, it will help you in achieving all sorts of successes.
•Being committed – you must be committed to achieving your goals, and whatever it is you want to achieve. Keep focused on those, and do not let anyone put you off. If anyone negative tries to stop you, avoid them. Any negativity will hold you back, and they are probably just envious anyway.
• Learning from mistakes and setbacks – you are certain to make mistakes along the way, but always learn valuable lessons from them and move on. The same is true of setbacks that may have been out of control. As the old song goes: "Pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start all over again."
• Being well organized - the better organized you are, the better placed you are to organize your life around continuing self development and realizing your potential, whether in hobbies, using talents, your career or business.
• Setting sensible goals – do not set goals for yourself that are unrealistic, as by setting yourself unrealistic goals you are setting yourself up for failure again and again. Setting goals that are too ambitious will do far more harm than good, and will ultimately discourage you from making any progress at all.
Remember, before setting out on your journey to realizing your potential, two of the most important things are:
1. To understand what you really want out of life to be happy and satisfied, and
2. To understand your own skills and talents that will help get you to that point while pushing yourself closer to your full potential.
When developing your full potential the two most important things to remember are, what you want out of life and what you can realistically do to make that possible. Once you have these facts clear then you can go full steam ahead towards achieving what you want.
Also remember, you don't have to reinvent the wheel... get close to people who has already ahead in life. Ask them for advice, guidance. Even better ask them to mentor you and be serious and committed.
A personal piece of advice. All successful people are involved in more than three money generating activities. Sometimes the one has to subsidize the other or the one is for short term returns and the other for medium term etc.
NOW get unrealistically busy... and don't stop until you reach your goal(s) THINK + START + FINISH = ACHIEVEMENT)
To your success,
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