How to Reach your Full Potential

No matter in which family you are born and what upbringing and education you get, nothing can help you in getting to the height you want to achieve in your career or profession better than realizing your own potential. This is perplexing for many as there is no dearth of men and women who believe that being born in a rich and influential family is all it takes to make it big in life. Then there are millions of individuals who have a strong belief in stars or destiny. These people believe in lucky breaks and curse their own luck or misfortune if they are not able to get success in their lives. These people equate potential with destiny. There is potential in each one of us to excel in one or the other fields or walks of life. It is how this potential is realized by oneself and others that really matters. How and when one gets the lucky break decides when and whether the individual will make it big or not.

Human beings are not like blade of grass or seeds
Let us try to understand this phenomenon with the ability of the seeds that have been thrown or scattered upon the ground by birds or insects. Every single seed has the potential to grow into a plant and later into a big tree with flowers and fruits. But this is not the fate of most of the seeds as some get eaten by goats and cows while many others get blown away by strong winds and end up rotting and getting destroyed. It is only a few of the lucky seeds that get favorable conditions of soil and water and also get the power of sunshine to develop into plants. Human beings are no different from these seeds. Those who find favorable conditions realize their potential while most never even get a chance to tap this potential lying within them. However, human beings are also different from seeds and flowers as they have the power to think, to reason, and to decide upon the path they choose in their lives. A blade of grass or a plant grows well simply when it gets the right conditions. But the same does not apply to human beings. You cannot expect a dumb person to do well in math by making him sit in a class and getting him tutored by a very good math teacher.

Human beings have wings to fly
Human beings are not meant for crawling like animals. They have the wings and they have to learn to use them to soar in the skies. It is only that these are invisible wings that most men and women remain unaware of and therefore they continue to live ordinary lives. It is only those individuals who find their wings and also learn to use them start to fly in the skies. It is up to them to scale new heights using their wings. These are the men and women who are able to reach their maximum potential.

You cannot emulate the success of your idol if you do not have talent
However, this theory of finding wings and using them to realize potential does not equate with anyone can be anything. You can feel inspired by the success or achievements in a particular field but it is certainly not possible for you to achieve success and fame like an actor or sportsperson. You may wonder at the ability of Usain Bolt and work hard every day and practice to become an athlete like him. There is this thing called innate talent or inborn ability that has to be there to add to an existing talent and later polish or refine it. It is foolish to imagine you can become a great singer or dancer without having some talent in these fields. You cannot begin to run as fast as Bolt or solve the secrets of Physics like Einstein if you do not have the basic talent in athletics and science. It is nothing but sheer wastage of time and effort if you keep taking entrance exam just because it is your dream to become a doctor.

Finding your wings and using them is taking a look at your abilities and choosing the right ones to hone. You have to reflect and ponder upon your own strengths, innate talents, and capabilities. What are the areas in which you have strong interest and abilities that are better than the rest of your friends? It is easy to simply say that you want to become a doctor without having the aptitude to study hard and grasp the concepts about physiology and diseases.

It is really hard to describe in words what one really means by the word potential. You cannot be a judge to decide whether you have the potential to become a top class singer or dancer. It is a good idea to let yourself be judged or evaluated by those who have spent their lives picking out future winners from the contenders. Undergoing the watchful eyes and the grueling questions and testing of experts in the fields that you believe you have some talent in allows you to know whether you have it in you or not to attain success later in your life.

Talent or innate ability to excel in fields like finance, sports, performing arts, music, and others is hard to judge on the basis of praise or comments made by fiends and elders. There have been instances where individuals have achieved great success in their chosen field with the help of sheer hard work and dedication. Support and guidance from mentors have also helped thousands of men and women to realize their dreams. You have to find your areas of interest and take help and guidance from the experts to realize your true potential. Be prepared to work hard as nothing is possible in this world without hard work and dedication. In many cases, passion for something works wonders for some individuals as ultimately realize their dreams in future.