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How to Maximize Your Unique Personal Potential
By JP Maroney | November 14, 2006
By JP Maroney
Probably one of the greatest tragedies of life is that so many people underutilize their personal potential. I know people who can sing, I mean really sing, but they don’t do a single thing with it. I know people who could write masterpiece fiction novels, but never produce a single paragraph. I personally know a handful of people who have tremendous talent and ideas for starting their own business, but don’t step out.
Why?
I think that most of them don’t really understand the possibilities of their potential. They don’t see the value in what they have to offer society. They minimize their talents and abilities, and never achieve the goals or dreams planted within their hearts.
I wrote a poem sometime back for these kinds of people. It is called…
“Your Dreams…Your Destiny”
———————–
You were given big dreams
That You could fulfill,
The faith and belief
Upon which to build.You were given the eyes
To observe the needs,
And within your heart
Faith planted a seed.Now regardless what force
Might stand in your way,
You now know the words
In response you can say.“Oh be though removed
and cast into the sea,
for I’m destined to live
these dreams given to me.”—————
Please, if you’re one of those people with a book, a business, a new career, a hobby, a poem, a song inside of you, take what you’ve got, and take it to the max. Use what you have. Don’t wait until you have everything you think you need to succeed. Just take what you’ve got, and take it to the max.
Here are my four steps to maximizing
your unique personal potential…
Step One: Recognize it!
Take a look at yourself. What special talents do you have? What skills have you acquired? What interests you most? What are you good at? That is your unique personal potential.
It may take some time, but you were given special talents and abilities with which you can serve others. Look around you. What needs exist that you can service? Helping other people should be the foundation on which you build your future.
You might help other people by selling them a product that simplifies their life. Or you might provide a service that make their life easier. You might write a book that entertains or informs.
Look within yourself, and around you as well. You will discover, and recognize your unique personal potential.
Perhaps you are not maximizing your potential on your job. Take a look around. Is there room for improvement. Could you apply your skills to enhance a certain system or process at your place of employment. It is an exciting feeling to know you have personally made improvements that improve service or increase productivity.
Step Two: Energize it!
It is not enough to just have potential. You need a catalyst to set it in motion. Your dreams provide that motivation. Many people call what I do motivational speaking. But, motivation can’t come from a speaker, it must come from within you.
Find something that excites you, something that will keep you excited even when times are tough. That excitement can come a sense of accomplishment, or financial rewards. Develop a burning desire to fulfill your dream. That burning desire will energize your unique personal potential.
Step Three: Mobilize it!
Put your unique personal potential to work. It is like a parked car. If it does not take you somewhere it is useless. Put your potential into action. Many people avoid this step because they are afraid to take risks.
To paraphrase something Abraham Lincoln said… good things come to those who wait, but only what’s left over by those who didn’t. Get out of your comfort zone and take action. Read the chapter in this book called Get up, Get going, or Get out of the way.
Step Four: Maximize it!
Now you’ve put your unique personal potential to work, what next? Right? Keep adjusting and improving. The first time you write a book, it will not be your best. That’s OK. The first time you get on stage to sing, it will not be your best.
That’s OK.
The first time you make a sales presentation, it will not be your best. That’s OK. Take what you learn each time and improve. Maximize your unique personal potential by continually growing and developing yourself. You have unique personal potential…take it to the MAX!
Topics: Business Growth, Employee Development, Personal Development |