Potential

Potential…

So, I’m finding myself fighting a battle that seems endless. Potential, FULL potential, why are people so afraid to reach it? Why is it that some feel the need to discourage others? I’m not certain these Debbie Downers even realize they’re doing it. There is such a thing as being way too practical, and way to literal.

My philosophy…. reach PAST your full potential, go till you can’t go anymore, fail, fall down flat on your face. Chances are you’ll get a hell of a lot further than if you stop where you are guaranteed success. Safe is boring. Safe is exactly that, safe. What if all the innovators of this world stopped short, took the safe route, took no risks. We’d be about nowhere near as far along as we are.

You cannot pre-plan everything. When I set out to go running, I cannot decide before I run out of breath how far I can go. ”I can only run a mile”, so what do I do? Yep, run a mile, rather than running until I collapse… From one standpoint that would be success because I reached the “goal”… but really it’s probably a failure, because I may have been able to run 2 miles. I might never know unless I go till I can’t go any longer.

So what are YOU going to do? Play it safe or take the risk at failure and get further along to reaching your full potential? I know what I’m going to do, and those who want to come a long, jump on board… if not, get the hell out of my way and don’t complain when you’re not satisfied with your own life.