Comments on: Living up to your potential is BS http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:47:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mark W. http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/comment-page-5/#comment-209434 Mark W. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:41:58 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/#comment-209434 I just read the following quote and it made me think of this post. I'll add it here for posterity. It's from William James (1842-1910)- father of American psychology. Most people live, whether physically, intellectually, or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul’s resources in general, much like a man who out of his whole bodily organism, should get in the habit of using and moving only his little finger. Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed. I just read the following quote and it made me think of this post. I'll add it here for posterity. It's from William James (1842-1910)- father of American psychology.

Most people live,
whether physically, intellectually, or morally,
in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
They make use of a very small portion of their
possible consciousness, and of their soul’s resources
in general, much like a man who out of his whole
bodily organism, should get in the habit of using and
moving only his little finger.
Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.

]]> By: Wilbert http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/comment-page-5/#comment-207423 Wilbert Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:17:19 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/#comment-207423 I really like this post. It is somewhat reasuring especially in todays world. I think that the word potential is something that is constantly redefined. Our potential today is different than what our potential will be tomorrow. Our potential constantly grows as we learn more and become more experienced. Therefore, someone can always try to reach their full potential without ever succeeding. That can really be frustrating. I really like this post. It is somewhat reasuring especially in todays world. I think that the word potential is something that is constantly redefined. Our potential today is different than what our potential will be tomorrow. Our potential constantly grows as we learn more and become more experienced. Therefore, someone can always try to reach their full potential without ever succeeding. That can really be frustrating.

]]> By: Anthony Johnson http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/comment-page-5/#comment-204996 Anthony Johnson Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:01:40 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/#comment-204996 Funny you should make these comments about living up to one's potential as being a crock. i am about to give a talk at a prison in Ohio and the topic I am talking about is "Living up to one's potential." Maybe I should just can my speech and let you talk to the guys. Perhaps you could tell them that they are just being themselves by smoking crack and committing felonies to support their drug habits. maybe they aren't living up to their potential because they got caught and should be the best darn criminals they can. When they abandon their children and stop being fathers they should just forget about what their mothers told them. What do mothers know anyway. Everyone doesn't live in your Utopian world where is just okay to be okay. Ever think about that? Funny you should make these comments about living up to one's potential as being a crock. i am about to give a talk at a prison in Ohio and the topic I am talking about is "Living up to one's potential." Maybe I should just can my speech and let you talk to the guys. Perhaps you could tell them that they are just being themselves by smoking crack and committing felonies to support their drug habits. maybe they aren't living up to their potential because they got caught and should be the best darn criminals they can. When they abandon their children and stop being fathers they should just forget about what their mothers told them. What do mothers know anyway. Everyone doesn't live in your Utopian world where is just okay to be okay. Ever think about that?

]]> By: Kriti http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/comment-page-5/#comment-204633 Kriti Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:14:21 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/#comment-204633 Penelope, How do we differentiate kindness from niceness? We all want to be generous and good people, giving where we can, but we don't want to become soft targets. It's a delicate balance - any advice? Penelope,

How do we differentiate kindness from niceness? We all want to be generous and good people, giving where we can, but we don't want to become soft targets. It's a delicate balance – any advice?

]]> By: Emprestimo Pessoal http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/comment-page-5/#comment-183446 Emprestimo Pessoal Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:04:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/#comment-183446 I think that living up to you potential is a good way to think, that way you are always trying and not giving up! That is better than being complacent! I think that living up to you potential is a good way to think, that way you are always trying and not giving up! That is better than being complacent!

]]> By: BD http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/comment-page-5/#comment-182456 BD Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:35:31 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/#comment-182456 Re: You are on this earth to be kind. That is your only potential. As long as what I'm doing what makes me happy, I believe I'm more willing to be kind to others. Re: You are on this earth to be kind. That is your only potential.

As long as what I'm doing what makes me happy, I believe I'm more willing to be kind to others.

]]> By: Abhishek http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/comment-page-5/#comment-181821 Abhishek Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:11:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/#comment-181821 In his book 'Seven Habits of .." Stepehen Covey talks about paradigms.We all speak from our own paradigms,our strengths,our weaknesses,our achievements,our failures,in nut shell our experiences. I feel that whatever you say has a lot of " I " in it.You need to make your views more general accepting.Part of the reason that you get so many replies for your posts are that because your posts are one sided. In his book 'Seven Habits of .." Stepehen Covey talks about paradigms.We all speak from our own paradigms,our strengths,our weaknesses,our achievements,our failures,in nut shell our experiences.

I feel that whatever you say has a lot of " I " in it.You need to make your views more general accepting.Part of the reason that you get so many replies for your posts are that because your posts are one sided.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/comment-page-5/#comment-179198 Dave Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:51:49 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/#comment-179198 I think that one of our most fatal flaws as humans is to assume that there's a cap on our potential, or to assume that there's a pre-destined purpose that we're supposed to be living up to. I agree with your sarcasm also - if you're complaining about "not living up to your potential," either do something about it or shut up. I think that one of our most fatal flaws as humans is to assume that there's a cap on our potential, or to assume that there's a pre-destined purpose that we're supposed to be living up to. I agree with your sarcasm also – if you're complaining about "not living up to your potential," either do something about it or shut up.

]]> By: Resolved: That on January 1st, 2009, I will look like Liv Tyler, housekeep like FlyLady, and motivate like Mary Poppins | What About Mom http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/comment-page-5/#comment-178541 Resolved: That on January 1st, 2009, I will look like Liv Tyler, housekeep like FlyLady, and motivate like Mary Poppins | What About Mom Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:44:12 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/#comment-178541 [...] what Penelope Trunk and Jennifer at Conversion Diary have to say about goals and potential is compatible enough to [...] [...] what Penelope Trunk and Jennifer at Conversion Diary have to say about goals and potential is compatible enough to [...]

]]> By: Living Forward « cara donahue’s blurst blog ever http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/comment-page-5/#comment-178404 Living Forward « cara donahue’s blurst blog ever Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:30:01 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/08/08/living-up-to-your-potential-is-bs/#comment-178404 [...] December 29, 2008 by Cara Donahue “The idea that we somehow have a certain amount of potential that we must live up to is a complete crock. People who say they are not living up to their potential do not understand what living means.” -Penelope Trunk (taken from her insightful & candid post on Living up to your potential is BS) [...] [...] December 29, 2008 by Cara Donahue "The idea that we somehow have a certain amount of potential that we must live up to is a complete crock. People who say they are not living up to their potential do not understand what living means." -Penelope Trunk (taken from her insightful & candid post on Living up to your potential is BS) [...]

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