Potential
Potential is the invisible ceiling of self-actualization
Our potential is the invisible ceiling of self-actualization. It is not a stationary concept. It adjusts and develops based on our life experiences and self-work. We exercise an existing potential through our day-to-day work. Increasing it will increase our capacity to be ourselves and reduce the risk of repeated patterns and professional resentment. When patterns emerge, we can solve them one at a time or systematically through a new way of being. A systematic solution will necessarily involve an outside-in approach and some shift to the ‘sport’ we are in. Without such expansion, we are bound to experience professional deja vus. There is also an opportunity cost: we won’t be able to provide more value. We will be stuck rationing a relatively similar form of value and missing the same opportunities in different situations.