Why Can’t I Live Up to My Full Potential?

The end of the year festive season is here in India, starting with Dusherra and ending only with the New Year Eve’s bash. There is so much to do in order to get ready for the festivals and so little time. It is also a good period of time to reflect on what all you were able to achieve this year. How many of your new year resolutions have you brought to fruition and which ones fell by the wayside? It’s time to take stock of where you are at present and where you would like to be next year at the same time. 

Nothing burns more in our consciousness than to have the freedom to follow our dreams and achieve success. Each and every one of us wants to be victorious as we battle our inner demons and face scary challenges. In theory anyone can achieve whatever they want, if they want it badly enough. In practice, it can be daunting to even take the very first step. Here we speak about the two main reasons that hold you back from living up to your full potential.

The Fear of Failure and Success

Most of us fear not only failure, but even the changes wrought by success. When you conform to what you have been taught all your life, there is little chance of anything spectacular happening. There is a prescribed road-map for mediocrity which all middle class children are given.  Study hard, get good marks, get into a good professional college, be selected for a well paying job, marry and settle down to enjoy the same life that your parents had. 

You can live your whole life doing exactly what you have been told to do in this road-map, achieving neither great success nor any major failure. The questions to ask are: what if this is not enough? What if you feel that you are not living your true life purpose? What if you could follow your inner dreams and do what you actually wanted to do? The answer is not so simple for most of us. There are responsibilities to be balanced with dreams in the weighing scales.

The Doubts and Distractions that Cost You Your Dream

Each dark cloud overhead can rain on your parade. Each problem you encounter can veer you off course. When you live life spontaneously you do not allow your doubts to overcome your actions. However what you need is not a set of thrills but inner guidance to follow your dream. This is where Louise Hay’s philosophy based on the Law of Attraction can help. It helps you manifest what you actually desire, including living up to your full potential.

Anchor your affirmations with beginnings such as “I am…”, “I have…”, “I create…”, “I affirm…”, and “I choose…” Do not be afraid to ask for things that your heart desires, but at the same time allow the universe the choice to give you “This or something better.” Be open to the blessings that the universe may bring you, which at first glance you may not recognize. Allow yourself to achieve your life purpose by affirming, “I choose to live up to my full potential in all walks of life.”