Written by Damien Chinappi with Evolution Now Project Becoming a Greater Version of Yourself
To become a greater version of yourself, you need to step into your potential. Yet, there are two very different sides to potential. When you talk about it and envision yourself expanding and living up to your potential, it feels good. However, when you set about the task of engaging with potential, it is quite the opposite. It is very uncomfortable. The sunshine and rainbows of talk turns into the frustration of active learning. If you are not prepared for that discomfort, you will turn away from it. Yet to understand that discomfort is a foundational aspect of growth; you can properly contextualize it. If harvesting your potential is supposed to be uncomfortable, you know you’re doing something right. You no longer avoid the discomfort, you seek it. And that is a very strong way to look at this process of becoming a greater version of yourself – you are harvesting potential. Harvesting Results Harvest is defined as the product or result of an action. It takes effort, time, and intention. The idea of a great life feels good, but the application and process can be very much the opposite. It is through this engagement of discomfort that you yield a greater level of comfort. To engage and to grow activates that potential, and by going through the frustration of learning and getting through it, you create positive emotion. You harvest your feel-good feelings. Your brain will reward you with a surge of dopamine. This sets up a powerful blueprint that can lead you into a self-reinforcing pattern of growth. Follow this blueprint enough times, and you hardwire your brain to grow. Another thing to keep in mind: potential is always there, waiting. It appears from nothing. It takes active engagement and toughness. More than that, it takes repetition. Learning Resilience The truth is, the first attempt at learning anything could be a massive disappointment. But like any harvest, this is a process. Failing on a first attempt opens up another quality of your being -- one that is a great alley of realizing your potential: toughness. If you fail gloriously and come back, you build mental toughness. Then you try again. If you fail again, you have that same opportunity to harvest more of your toughness. With a better connection with the part of you that is tough, there’s a greater chance you will be able to reengage with this on-going process of growth. You dig your heels in and step into your potential in the form of learning the skill you are attempting to acquire. With greater toughness comes greater resolve. By chipping away and returning to the perceived failure, you do move your skill level forward. You learn at the very least you learn what not to do. Then you try something else. And you repeat until you find success. Success is Fleeting Once you do find success in whatever the endeavor is, that toughness you have been building gets rewarded. You also learn a valuable lesson: success becomes secondary. Success is fleeting, it never lasts. It is not a reliable source of security. But when toughness is built properly it will always be there. You stop looking for the easy road and look for the hard road. You look for places to grow and also places to put your strength to the test. You develop a better relationship with failure. Not only that, you hold control of your life. The wavering range of emotions you feel takes a back seat to the steady power of your newly formed dedication. Building Tenacity This system of dedication is always getting tested, building on your resolve. Another thing about mental toughness, there is no limit to how strong you can build your mind. That strength can only be built within discomfort. So take a stab at something new. And keep in the forefront of your mind that the stronger you get, the more potential you can harvest. That strength isn’t built on success, it’s built upon the multitude of attempts that come after you fail. So get messy and get better, because your best defense against the negativity of the world is your ability to endure, engage, and evolve into a tougher, more resilient version of yourself.
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