“Your greatest weakness is that
you don’t realize your true strength!”
QUESTION #1: Suppose I give you an apple and a knife. Can you cut up the apple and count the number of seeds in the apple?
Of course you can -- that’s just a persistence task.
QUESTION #2: Now suppose I give you just one of the seeds. Can you count the number of apples in a seed?
“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple.
No one can count the apples in a seed.”
Today’s blog is not about fruit -- it’s about your potential.
Anyone can tell you the number of “seeds in your apple.” They can tell you your class rank, your grade point average, your win/loss record, your salary, etc. That’s your past.
No one can tell you the number of “apples in one of your seeds,” because that’s your potential.
The truth of the matter is...
YOUR POTENTIAL IS LIMITLESS!
You have an unlimited number of apples...
But you can interfere with the process.
One way you limit your unlimited potential is to focus on counting seeds. For example, don’t believe those seed counters who tell you things like, “You’ll never make it,” “You won’t be able to compete at the next level,” “You don’t have what it takes.” Their harsh evaluations are solely based on what was — not on what could be. DON’T BELIEVE THEM! If you do, you’ll put a ceiling on your unlimited potential.
And, of course, don’t become a seed counter yourself. The most common seed-counting mistake is to confuse your past with your future -- for example, “Well, I didn’t do well on the SATs so I won’t do well on the GREs.”
Don’t limit yourself like that.
Your past is NOT your future.
What would happen if you drove your car by looking only in the rear-view mirror? Looking only at where you have been creates accidents.
YOUR PAST IS NOT YOUR POTENTIAL.
REPEAT: YOUR PAST IS NOT YOUR POTENTIAL.
But...your focus is your future. Don’t focus on your past -- focus on your potential. When you change from focusing on counting seeds to focusing on counting apples -- your perspective will change from limited to limitless. Once you do this, here’s a guarantee...
“Your future will be so bright -- you’ll need sunglasses!”
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Rob Gilbert
