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Have you realized your potential?

How did you do it?
Did you just one day wake up, work hard and suddenly you're at the top? Or are you struggling every day, not realizing it, sitting at a desk, watching these TED video's and praying for a better life.

If I may ask, what are your individual stories behind your passion and potential?
Was it starting a company in you're basement, knowing that you could do something better? Or inside a multi-billion dollar company starting in the mail room, then suddenly working on the thirtieth floor?

People's stories, especially on topics like this, really really interest me. I want to learn from them, so maybe I can realize my potential. Any thoughts?

Topics: Life Lessons education personal growth
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  • Haingo Rajaonarison

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    Jan 12 2013: To become what we want to become, we always need self-confidence.We need to dare to do what we know is right even if nobody is watching us.Unfortunately, very few people have enough self-confidence that last a lifetime.Therefore, if we want to succeed and achieve our goals ,we must work on our self-confidence everyday.There's not much we can do without trusting ourselves and in our capacity to grow.I would not be where I am today if I did not believe in my ability to grow and prosper.
    It is not enough to have self-trust but it can help us do all we need to do to achieve our goals.
    Some of the best ways to increase self-confidence are to read biographies and advice of successful people and to mingle with positive people.That's what I have been doing for more than a decade.

    • Mark Meijer 100+

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      Jan 12 2013: If I may, I would suggest that self-confidence is not something you cultivate and of which you need some quantity to last a lifetime. Lack of self-confidence is really self-doubt, and self-confidence is simply what remains when we work through self-doubt. If your self-confidence is some kind of accumulated thing that depends on external support or inspiration, then it's not self-confidence, it's just the masking of self-doubt. Bruce Lee called this the difference between "external security" and "internal security". In other words, if you depend on others to feel secure within yourself, then you don't really feel secure within yourself. Nobody can give you that, or take it away, or it wouldn't be self-confidence. Cheers.

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