Most of us don’t have a strategy to improve our potential. Some of us take actions to expand our abilities. Some of us do little to grow. But if you are one of the elite that want to focus on improving yourself, there are some strategies that will keep you on the best path.
The simple truth is you can maximize your potential by focusing on your strengths. Your natural talents are your best opportunity to grow. Find those areas, and continue to feed yourself knowledge, practice, and skill development to become an expert.
How are you spending your time? Compare yourself to this model. Spend 70% of your time developing your strengths. Spend 25% of your time learning new things, and only 5% of the time managing your weaknesses. Initially this may seem difficult. But you can find and develop strategies that will help you increase the time that you develop your strengths and learn.
To increase your focus on developing your potential, John Maxwell recommends the following:
1. Work on yourself. You are your greatest asset. If you ignore yourself, you can also be your biggest detriment.
2. Work at your priorities. Fight to get your priorities identified, and get them done.
3. Work on your strengths. This is the best path to increase your potential.
4. Work with your contemporaries. You can’t do everything alone. Finding other people with similar goals and strengths can stretch you beyond yourself. You do not need to be the best, you need to be the best you can be.
Take some time to reflect on how you are increasing your potential. Find a strategy to get started on improving your focus, and growing your knowledge.