This
has lead to many people living out their lives without any real sense
of accomplishment. These same people always tend to take some short-cut
method to change their lives. Yet time and again they fail to unlock
their true potential.Whether it may be to start their own businesses, learn to play the piano or pursue charitable activities, people will not succeed in unlocking their potential unless they are dedicated to the task and willing to do the work.
Follow Your Passion and Desire
We hear the following quotes s all the time:
• "Do what you love"
• "True learning takes passion"
• "Everyone needs to be passionate about something."
But what do these cliches really mean? To unlock your true potential, you need to ask, "What would I do for free, just because I love it?"
This is the type of love and desire necessary to make ANY venture successful. There must be this burning desire to just do something that you really wants to do otherwise you'll burst. You must consider the following questions:
• What are your favourite hobbies, interests?
• Who are the people you admire most?
• What have these people accomplished that makes you admire them so much?
The answers will help you define your talents. Passion together with a great idea and expertise is a recipe for unlocking your true potential.
Develop your vision, goals and expertise
Many people have dreams and goals but they tend to be extremely vague, such as, "To live a better life". Your vision, goals and objectives should be as specific and as measurable as possible.
Write down the details. This is where you need to work at turning your passion into a skill and develop expertise that adds value. This part takes a lot of work and may even require research and/ or formal training.
Understand that there is nothing wrong with asking for and receiving help. It's critical to unlocking individual potential. If you need to improve your skills, then you should get it and, of course, practice your new found skill.
Risk
Great reward is not achieved without taking risk. As cliched as this may sound, the fact remains that if an individual wants to win big, then he must take chances. Avoiding risk is the surest way to become short-sighted and not reaching your full potential. You MUST step out of your comfort zone and explore a different mindset. That is the TRUE power of non-traditional thought and such thought is mandatory for success and for the person to be all that he can be.
Things to Do/Take action
Winners, successful people take action to unlock true potential. The following suggestions can be helpful for anyone seeking fulfillment:
• List
three things that mean most to you; then list three things that you
currently spend most time on. Do they match? Chances are that the answer
for most people is 'no'. Therefore, plan with your passion in mind.
Spend time on the things that are most important. Live your passion,
values and commitment.• Assess your strengths and evaluate yourself. Focus on areas where you have natural talent.
• Determine your mission, goals and objectives and make them as detailed as possible. Place them in an area where they will be seen everyday.
• If you need training, then get it. Hone and refine your skill.
• Find out what actions are needed to accomplish this and what actions to avoid.
• Surround yourself with positive and like-minded people, Mentors help unlock potential.
• Get involved in positive situations and doing positive things during your day, everyday.
• Recognise negative thoughts and actions for what they really are. For example, if you really want to have your own business, then don't say, "I am not good at accounting." Change this statement to, "Yes, I've had some trouble before, but now, I will learn from mistakes and try again. I will seek training or learn the basics from an expert or even hire the expert."
• Be grateful for mistakes. They teach you what not to do. Learn from them and move on.
You will see the rewards of unlocking your true potential if you stick with it.
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got"
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