Are you Selling Yourself Short?

byTheCatherine

13.9K followers

4 years ago

There is no judgement in that question and there is no right and wrong answer. However it's not a rhetorical question! It does require you personally to answer it, not necessarily to the community but to yourself

We as humans have the unique opportunity to evolve, progress and reach our full potential. Daily, we are met with various decisions that can directly impact our future.

The concept of the human brain is fascinating. Intelligent beings have been able to push the boundaries of development and contribute their talents to society.

Unfortunately, we sometimes get complacent and begin to diminish our true capabilities. We may get comfortable in our current position without evaluating where we could be.

The possibilities that life presents us with are endless. Striving for greatness is attainable if we first recognize where we are. Every so often, it will serve you well to ask yourself a series of questions that will determine if you are truly settling for less.

1. Are you stimulated mentally?

Think about your daily routine, are you engaging in activities that challenge you? The book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, speaks to the importance of challenges in the workplace and how this leads to optimal focus.

Flow: The Psychology of Happiness: The Classic Work on How to Achieve Happiness

by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The book suggests that when we engage in work that is challenging, yet achievable, we “get lost” in time, so to speak, and reach this level of Flow that results in a happy balance.

This mentality could be applied to any goal we may have. If you strive to eat cleaner and develop an active routine, the challenge in itself is exciting. You will be encouraged to push yourself beyond your limitations. This leads to increased self-worth and confidence. We can also attribute this to our relationships.

Are we surrounding ourselves with individuals who refuse to settle for less, even when it comes to conducting? Embracing this self-aware mentality will encourage us to accept nothing but the best from others. We won’t fall prey to being taken advantage of or being used.

2. Are you using all of your talents?

We may engage a few of our strengths in our daily routine, but could we push ourselves to utilize all of our strengths? For example, a great artist doesn’t simply rely on her accurate depiction of objects to complete her painting. Rather, she hones in on the proper use of color, shapes, and shading to go from a simple drawing to a masterpiece.

Could we reach our full potential by perfecting our skills and using them to the highest degree? Sure, we may have excellent verbal skills, but could we brush up on our writing in order to acquire more opportunities? We are multi-faceted creatures with the ability to become skilled at whatever we desire.

3. Are you happy?

This may seem like a simple question, but the answer is groundbreaking. Are you truly happy with your current situation, or are you going through the motions? True happiness is exempt from comparison, self-loathing, doubt, and even pain. If we find ourselves living a life that just doesn’t seem right, we may be settling for less. We may become so accustomed to the comfort of our current life; the possibility of something better could seem far-reaching. However, properly identifying your emotions could assist you in figuring out what you deserve.

If you are settling for less then you have to push through the pain barrier to get where you want. You have to actively change things. You have to make time to complete the training here and build a new life.

How CanYou Reach the Top?

For starters, it’s important to evaluate your needs. Ask yourself the aforementioned questions and interpret your answers. Figure out what you’re missing from your life and begin there.

After you determine what it is that you are dissatisfied with, research how you can change that. If you’re settling into your job, find out what you can do to move up.

Learn a new skill,or even take that leap into a new career. If you’re settling into your relationship, openly discuss with your partner your feelings and see if there’s room for improvement. All progress is based on openly communicating your wants and taking action to achieve them.

It is unfortunate to waste talent simply because one can’t recognize their potential. If you believe you can do better, the great news is that you can. All it takes is the right amount of effort and determination to reach an amazing level of greatness.

Think about it honestly do you want to make a success of it here, or do you want to complain about hard it is. If you want to complain then you have two audiences.

The first are those people here that have persevered through and changed their lives. They know how hard it is they have done it. The best they can do is write success stories to motivate you and help you actively.They can mentor you and encourage you.

The second geroup of people are those that tell you yes it is hard, so hard that you cant make time. Sadly the second group is in the majority and their replies tell you it is ok to fail.

Well there is nothing wrong with failing it's part of the learning curve. However it's only useful if you use it as a spring board to propel yourself forward.

Otherwise you are settling to stay in the same rut you are in now. What will you choose?