Unleash your Own Potential: What to Do and How to Achieve More

Jonny James
5 min readDec 24, 2019

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“Success doesn’t happen over time. You have to work hard for it.”

We all are given the same number of hours in a day. But if we come to think of it, why do some people succeed while some others are left behind? There is something that we miss or are not doing anything. We are also given the skills and talents that we need to enhance and develop. If only we can unleash the hidden potentials within us, we can, for sure, achieve a lot and become successful in life.

Have you ever asked yourself: “Am I already satisfied and contented enough with the kind of life I have right now?” If you still have doubts and know deep inside that you want to achieve more, and that you can do more, how would you like to make a change?

Unleashing Potentials: Here Are What You Should Do

Frequently, we confine ourselves into a closed space letting our skills, talents, and capabilities undiscovered. This causes us to be trapped in uncertainties leading us to have lowered self-esteem and confidence. We put ourselves to limited capacities. You have to continuously remind yourself that significant changes in life will never take place in your comfort zone. If you want to achieve real success, you have to step up and evolve with your best self. Often, it takes courage and determination to move forward to your goals. Your potential, skills and talents are the keys to your underlying growth. Believe it or not, you can achieve more and become better than you could ever think.

But how? Stated below are seven ways to make that meaningful shift in your life happen. These ways will unleash the game-changer in you.

1) Believe That You Can Evolve

It is having enough confidence with yourself and with what you can do matters. Believe that you can overcome any challenge. It would help if you were prepared to take risks during uncomfortable situations. You have to be open to change because that’s where you can grow. Complacency may lead you nowhere. The best version of yourself will surface when you decide to use your potential to win success.

2) Act Like You Have the Achieved Goals Before You Have It

It would be best if you visualized the shift to your desired situation before it happens. When you try to foresee the result you want, you will be able to build an excellent plan to make it a reality. Visualization is a crucial practice that helps people to create the life they wanted to achieve. The secret to better business is resilience. It shrinks the gap between your potential and success.

3) Identify Gaps That Need Filling
Meaningful changes happen when you start identifying gaps and inefficiencies. Understanding what the blocks that cause people to get stuck on their journey to success are will be very helpful. It is essential to gather useful information to evaluate the things you need to fill in and then you can use the insights you gained to make necessary changes. The best performers in business never settle for less. This s the reason why if you want to be successful in your own business, be open to your most significant gaps and use data to form a plan to rise above.

4) Are You Building Relationships or Just Conducting Transactions?
Do you often ask the toughest question when striving to close a deal? Nowadays, it’s easy to have transactions and agreements with our advanced and fast-paced business world. However, it’s essential to learn that it’ not enough that you meet people just for meetings, transactions, and promotions. It will be great if you can build engagement and establish relationships with clients and the people you’re dealing with for your business. It’s better to take the necessary actions that you believe are for the better. Don’t leave your problems unattended. You can grow your business with stronger relationships by asking the hardest questions.

5) Manage Your Energy Effectively
Managing your energy is as valuable as managing your time. If you get too overwhelmed with worries about your weaknesses, then you’re wasting time and energy. Challenging yourself to achieve your personal goals can make better outcomes for you and your business. Also, you have to use your talent to the best of your ability. Where you are naturally good, you have the potential to become great if you would spend time developing your talents. Finding what matters most to you allows for the blossoming of your most meaningful relationships and activities. It’s the best alternative you can have in order to manage stress and an endless to-do list.

6) Win the Day
You probably have the most significant goals you’re aiming to achieve and those goals, they usually take time. Nevertheless, there’s always a way you can win and celebrate days where you can make progress. You have to focus on the present moment. Remember, “Yesterday ended last night.” What happened last time is over, so don’t get stuck there. Also, don’t overthink about the future, either. Give this present-day your full attention and best effort.

7) It’s all about your Mindset
If you want to unleash your high potential, ask yourself the following questions:

· Do I believe in my own ability?

· Do I act like I already have what I’m striving for?

· Do I see gaps and use data to help fill them?

· Do I prioritize and build better relationships over quick wins?

· Do I know where I used to spend my energy?

· Do I recover quickly from failure and unwanted situations?

· Am I living the present moment?

Remember this: you are the master of your own life. Believe that you can unleash your potentials to achieve more in life! Learn to recognize what you have. Believe in the things you can do. Let go of the negative thoughts, build positive relationships, and motivate yourself in every step you are making each day. You definitely can achieve better results. You have the power to make success happen by doing things that can let your capabilities shine. It starts by knowing yourself and what you are capable of. Be authentic, be bold, and be ready for the challenges. May you find this as a helpful guide to make success comes to life!

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Jonny James
Jonny James

Written by Jonny James

Ergonomic Sales Expert/Writer at Anthrodesk.ca - a standing desk retailer in Canada. | Sharing tips about productivity, success, motivation, and ergonomics.

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