Seven ways to unleash your true potential and grow whatever skills you want. We all have amazing potential within us. We might be able to accomplish a lot if we tapped into it, but often that potential gets ignored and withers. By applying a few simple solutions, however, we can improve who we are and what we are capable of
List your strengths
Make a list of your strengths, talents, and abilities.
- What are the things you do best? What characteristics make you stand apart from other people?
- You’ll feel more aware of your talents and the abilities you can develop further.
Ask others what they recognize in you
Asking others for their support can help us recognize talents we were not even aware of and stop looking at our strengths as something we take for granted.
- Another person can point out things that we would never see and help us gain a new perspective on who we are.
Go Beyond Your Capacity
Push yourself beyond your limits and try doing something you never imagined.
- The results can shock you and help you move past any self-imposed boundaries you have. Try yourself, and you will likely find you can do more than you expected.
Don’t be afraid of taking risks
Taking risks with our decisions, behaviors, and efforts can lead to unexpected effects – we might discover we can do more, learn from a wholly new area, and see our potential grow in a way that we might not have anticipated.
Be compassionate to yourself
Don’t push yourself too hard, you might burn out
- To grow your potential, nurture it with compassion
- Step outside of your comfort zone but don’t force yourself to go to places you are fully uncomfortable with
- Be mindful of how you think about your achievements and failures
- Accept yourself as you are
Say yes
Agree to new opportunities, projects, experiences, and more, especially if they take you to places you’ve never been before
Learn a skill you’ve never had
No such thing as wasted work or learning
