“Your past is not your potential.” This quote was given to me by Blue Ridge, GA artist, Liz Nicholas. You see many of us look at our past and see a picture much like this:
A desolate space where nothing happened, there’s no life, and no accomplishments.
This picture was taken this morning here in Atlanta after our “big snowstorm” last night. It looks like the planet is empty and devoid of people and life in general.
However, when walking up the driveway we found all kinds of animal tracks. There were rabbit, raccoon, cat tracks, and one we couldn’t even decipher! There was life! We weren’t alone. What’s the point?
The point is that Liz is correct. Even if you haven’t accomplished anyhting in life (and I’ll just bet you have), it doesn’t mean you can’t now.
Because you’ve done things in the past you shouldn’t have done or because you haven’t done things in the past you should have done, doesn’t mean you can’t be successful in the future. You DO still have potential.
As long as you’re still breathing, you have potential. The trick is to utilize your past to build or enhance your potential. Yes, I’m speaking of lessons learned. Take what you have learned from mistakes you’ve made or lessons learned from what you might have done or done better and build your future and your potential.
Got potential? Yes you do. How are you going to build on it?