When you’re young, the word “potential” often gets thrown around. I used to hate it, but now that I’m old I find I want to use it for young people. As someone who doesn’t fancy being a hypocrite, I’ve been trying to figure out what it actually means. There seems to be three main ways it’s … [Read more...]
Are You Reaching Your Potential?
One of the things I hated being told growing up was actually meant to be encouraging: “You have so much potential.” This is a positive thing... or is it? For me, when I was told this as a kid it felt like I was being judged and given homework at the same time: “You’re not good enough yet. You … [Read more...]