Reaching Your Potential - going beyond goal setting, achievements and targets.
Many of us are told from a young age to “reach your potential”. As a young person, it’s hard to understand what that means, but even as adults, do we truly know what our personal potential is?? How do we strive for something we don't clearly comprehend?
What is “potential” anyway?
"Potential – existing in possibility; capable of development in actuality; expressing possibility." Merriam-Webster.comHmm, that didn’t help much.
How about a different perspective? Science says, potential is about energy, about possibilities. So potential is about what can be achieved.
Okay, that makes a little more sense.
Now what about the “reach” part? How do we know when we reach our potential? Are we done then??
Of course not. "Reach" in this context is not about arriving at a destination, it's about continually stretching yourself to new levels and new heights. Always reaching for more. Going for the top of Maslow's pyramid.
POTENTIAL is about what is possible, conceivable, imaginable, capable, achievable. Potential is using imagination, creativity, and guts ...... but, unfortunately, it doesn’t come with a guarantee. Just because you try something creative or imaginative, doesn’t mean it's going to work. However, it does mean that you tried, you endeavored, you persevered, you REACHED. All of which are wins and contribute to your overall success.
Reaching for your potential is about getting outside your box and taking acceptable risk. Discovering your potential means knowing yourself – your strengths, weaknesses, passions, fears – and what you have the capacity to accomplish. Both will maximize your success.
Whew. Heady topic.
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