When it comes to talking about unlocking your full potential, the conversation usually gets quickly filled with everyone’s own biases and blocks. Statements like “I can’t X because of Y” is what these biases and blocks usually boil down to. Blame is the perfect word to describe it.
But what if that line of thinking is completely wrong? What if any human who has fully opened up their potential could accomplish anything that they wanted to? It’s possible, but we have to start blaming ourselves for whatever happens.
We call that accountability. The motivational speaker Jim Rohn once said “the day that we take 100% responsibility for our lives, is the day that we become a true adult.”
It all starts with how we define potential. You see, the easiest way to look at it is to realize that every human has both actualized capabilities but also potential capabilities. I believe that everyone is born with mostly equal potential capabilities in different areas, but it takes a lot of work to uncover.
When we are young, society usually gives us a pass on not being productive. Why? Because most of our capabilities are in the form of potential in the future. Young people haven’t had the time or opportunity to actualize their potential in the form of capabilities that they can do right now.
As a person gets older, they get the opportunity of experiences in life, and with that comes expectations from society as a whole that the person has begun converting their potential into something actualized.
What do people do with their time? Do they actively convert potential into capabilities through personal growth, or do they simply waste their time with distractions? For people that are old and haven’t converted their potential well, judgments can be harsh.
What does this all mean? It means that at this point in human history, the point of being alive is personal growth in the form of actualized capabilities that create value for society. It’s that simple.
If you do this well and provide lots of value for society, your self esteem will be rock solid and your income will skyrocket. If you don’t do it well or even provide negative value for society, the punishment is poverty. I didn’t make these rules up. I’m simply pointing out observations that you can confirm in your own life from your experiences.
Then the question becomes, what can we do about it? How does one convert their potential into actualized capabilities? This is the singular question behind personal growth. In this article, I’m going to share the top 10 ways that will have the most impact on your journey of creating the most value for society by cultivating your full potential.
Let’s start out by discussing how your vision, strategy, goals, and values play a key role in your success. They are all interrelated and can be thought of as a pyramid, building on each other.
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