How to Unlock Your true potential

The ten keys that will open the doors of your true potential

Welcome back folks, so far, we have understood the various factors and issues that may block our true potential. Now in this section, I want to take you through some of the ways, which can help you on this new journey.

Remember, it is not about how long it may take for you to reach your destination; it is about the efforts you put in to make things work for you. You also need to understand that things will not change overnight; after all – Rome was not built in a day.

In this section, I will list out ten important ways and techniques that can help you unlock your true potential. Let us say that this is a summary of our entire course with bonus content after this. I want you to understand the importance of each point. Understand the fact that until you do not break the chains that are holding you back, you will not be able to move ahead in life.

These ten keys will help you unlock each obstacle that is stopping you, provided you follow them with a positive and welcoming mind. So, let us move ahead to the most vital section of this course.

Discover your purpose

Now when you want to start unlocking your potential, you need to have a direction. To do this, you need to first have a purpose in your life. This purpose becomes the sole reason for your existence. For some people, it may be their family, leading a better lifestyle, or just finding themselves. But the reality is that your purpose is very different from all these materialistic and worldly bonds. It is far beyond that; only you will be able to find the real meaning of your life.

Set goals

It is not only about having a purpose in your life that you will be able to move forward. You also need to have goals. Do not only set long-term or short-term goals. Have a blend of all. Your primary goal should be very different from your short-term goals. Understand that your short-term goals are the paths that you will take to reach your primary goal. So, think carefully and set your goals accordingly.

Educate yourself and gain skills

When we refer to education, it is not restricted to a degree or a certificate. Remember, life on its own is a teacher, and every day we learn something new. However, when it comes to your skills, it is only up to you as to how you wish to enhance them. Whenever you get the opportunity to learn something new, take it and put in all your efforts to learn it.

Do not worry if you fail or pass. What matters is that you have learned something new. The more skills you have in your bucket, the wider the options are. Even better are the opportunities that will fall on your doorstep only because of the skills that you have.

Work on your existing skills or talents

It is one thing to learn new skills and another thing to work on the ones that you have. Remember, as much as it is essential to learn new skills, and you also need to better your present skills. You can never say when your old skills can come in handy and may pave a new path for you. Moreover, it can also become the foundation for unlocking your potential and enhancing your career options.

Avoid shortcuts

Whether it is your job or your life, taking shortcuts will not help you in any way. Patience is the key and the virtue that will take you a long way. When you start taking short-cuts, you are venturing into a path that is not even close to who you are as a person. You will only find temporary and short-lived happiness with shortcuts. Real happiness and success take time to come, and you have to prove that you are worthy of it.

Remember, even the rose has thorns on it. Your purpose or primary goal is the rosebud, and the thorns are the challenges and obstacles that will come your way. You have to learn to take each one out before you can hold on to the rose without pricking yourself.

I know you will say, but we can just break the stem near the bud, that we can avoid the thrones. Well, that is what I mean by taking the short cut; but what good will that do as you won’t have a long stem to hold on to. And since you won’t have the stalk, then you will end up crushing the flower in your palms. Think about it; you will understand what I mean to say.

Accept failure and start afresh

Failure is not bad; in fact, it is an excellent thing. When you fail in something, you have had the opportunity to learn something from it. Undoubtedly, you have to start fresh and put in the effort once again; however, a person who learns from failure will understand which path he/she should not venture into.

Moreover, when you start fresh, you will gain the opportunity to try something new. This will help you to understand your potential. This determination and understanding will allow you to accept failure with a positive mind and a smile.

Nothing is useless; it is only used less. Every person is blessed with their talent, strengths, and weaknesses. Just as how our fingerprints are never the same, similarly even we as humans, our personalities will never be the same. So, accepting failures on a positive note will help you focus on your primary goal and become the stepping stone for you to progress.

Let go bitterness and other negative emotions

If you tie a person up with a rope and a stone on one end and throw him in the water, he will not be able to free himself back to safety. Now consider this example, let me explain this point too.

The rope is the bitterness that you have within you; the negative emotions are the particles of the stone. When you tie yourself to them, you will only drown in life. To reach the top, you have to break the ties of the rope and swim-up.

Letting go of the bitterness and other negative emotions will help you swim back to the surface wherein you can swim back to the land- which in this case, it is your life and your true potential. So always remember, let it go, it is not worth holding on to the weight that will pull you down.

Surround yourself with positive and successful people

In the darkness of the night, a candle that is lit gives you light. Similarly, positive people are like lit candles in the dark. These are people who believe in staying positive and overcome any situation with a smile. They may not have a huge bank balance, but their experiences and lessons that they have learned have helped them to become bright.

Successful people are not people who have fancy cars, a big house, a huge bank balance, and so on. These are things that will come and go. A truly successful person is one whose bank balance reflects more on their experience, their willingness to overcome things, their ability to take on challenges head-on. These are people who do not slow down even if their leg is bleeding. Instead, they will get up and continue walking to reach their destination.

Surround yourself with such people. You will automatically see a big difference within yourself. Moreover, these are the kinds of people who will help you unlock your potential and show you the way.

Never stop learning

Knowledge is like the ocean that is made from infinite water droplets. A person who never stops learning is a person who is an ocean of Knowledge. Every day we learn something new, and it is this effort of learning that helps us reach our destination.

Your age should never restrict you from learning something new. In today’s fast-paced world, you have to keep on learning new things to stay in touch with the rapid changes. If you fail to learn, you will be left behind, and other people will move ahead.

Your inspiration should never be your competition

You do not have any competitors; your only competition is with yourself. On the other hand, your inspiration is a person who inspires you to be a better person. This is a person that you look up as a guiding light. Just as how you can never compete against the sun, similarly, you cannot compete against the person who inspires you.

People have a misconception that they have competitors. They focus and divert their energy to find ways to put somebody else down. This, in turn, leads to unnecessary weight on their shoulder. Do not waste time focusing on putting someone else down. Instead, work towards improving yourself and make your oneself your competition.