Thursday; March 19
What can you do with your life? What will you do with your life? These two questions may sound similar, but their answers can lead us in very different directions. Potential is all about what is possible. It establishes the outer boundaries of our influence. While it may not be limitless, it covers a pretty big expanse. Productivity is typically much narrower; and, therefore, more limiting – not because we can’t do more, but because we don’t do more. Have you ever thought about how much potential you have? I think this is a scary thought for many of us because it forces us to wander into the unexplored darkness of the unknown. We like the safety of knowing what we can do because we’ve already done it; but is that as far as we should go? Potential calls on us to try to expand the borders (even if we fail). In fact, in kind of an odd way, failure is a necessary part of potential because it defines our outer limits. In...