| Great read on one of my favorite blogs..... Brazen | | | | passion, etc. Meeting that potential, well that is a |
| Careerist. If you have not read it, please do as it | | | | tricky marker if measured by the worlds terms. |
| discusses various things that include employment | | | | Lets be serious, most of the potential that people |
| but really are more well rounded than most of | | | | discuss is the skill set that has already been |
| the articles and thoughts we discuss here | | | | defined. Let me explain. One does not look at a |
| centered on the interview. | | | | young boy and say, "hey that kid is going to be |
| Recently Penepole wrote on meeting ones | | | | an Olympian". What they do see is someone that |
| potential and what that meant. It got me thinking | | | | enjoys their sports, practices with diligence and |
| about what that means to me and after reading | | | | has great ability. With work that person can make |
| the comments - what it means to 100s of other | | | | the Olympic Games and represent their country |
| people as well. Potential is an interesting | | | | at the largest world event in sports. But lets think |
| word.....look at the definition. "Possible but not yet | | | | about it...is that really seeing potential, or simply |
| actual. Capable of being or becoming." The word | | | | encouraging it where the person themselves has |
| itself is inherent to someone making a judgement | | | | already started the process? I see very little |
| call on the capabilities of another. Can someone | | | | from someone actually developing another person |
| actually do that or not? Well, who decides and | | | | on a course of action that they never had |
| how is the decision arrived at? I think there is only | | | | interest in. |
| one person that can decide that besides God. | | | | Living to ones potential is a personal choice and is |
| Yes, the burden does fall on those shoulders one | | | | done daily from the time you open your eyes till |
| more time - but the answer is YOU. | | | | the end of your day. Each and every time you |
| Potential is something that people see within | | | | give it your all - well you have lived to your |
| themselves either through a dream, a calling, a | | | | potential. The outcome - oh, that is up to God. |