Ever feel like you’re not living up to your full potential?
My Mom shared with me something my brother had shared with her and it’s been weighing on my mind a lot. I figured I’d come here to digest it a little bit.
“Life is better bold.
I want to live bold and not in fear or martyrdom.
I’m tired of being the responsible one who never breaks out because of fear of letting others down. Am I not letting myself down? Am I following through for others but neglecting myself?”
Pretty deep stuff. My brother has always been extremely introspective and wise beyond his years.
As I’m getting older (I know, I know 26 isn’t OLD, but I am still getting old-ER), I discovered this new fear of selling myself short. Am I really living to my full potential? Am I letting my future self down?
To be honest, these are scary thoughts. I know we shouldn’t live in a “what if” world – but like… WHAT IF I could be president? WHAT IF I could be a millionaire? WHAT IF I could change the world? They say anything is possible if you just put your mind to it.
But what would that look like? What steps would I need to take to get there?
I have all these ideas and dreams and goals that swim around my head day in and day out, but I have no idea where to even begin to turn them into reality. It becomes overwhelming because I can hear my life clock ticking in the background, I imagine all the things that could go wrong, I start doubting myself, and I panic because I feel like I’ve got all this unused potential but no real direction for it.
I feel lost. But not all the way lost.
I know my goals and dreams. So I’ve got that going for me.
But what do I do next when I have no idea where to even start?
Does anyone else ever feel this way?
Overwhelmed by the thought of dying before they get to see themselves at their full potential?
Ready to go, but not sure where to begin?
Perhaps it’s me just overthinking things. There is no right or wrong way to achieving your full potential (just keep your morals and ethics in check). Just begin where you are. With what you have. Doing what you can.
I feel like each day I’m getting just a tiny bit closer to clarity. Each day I make small changes or habits that set me up in the direction of my goals and dreams. I suppose that’s better than doing nothing at all. I still feel like I’m made for so so so much more. I know my soul craves it.
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