The world is waiting

DON'T BETRAY YOUR POTENTIAL

You were born with greatness inside you, a deep, but quiet belief that you are meant for more, that you can become whatever you set your mind on. Nevertheless, potential is not a gift; it is a responsibility that must not be taken lightly. Every time you shrink, and run from a challenge, every time you choose comfort over growth, every time you tell yourself "I can't" you betray the greatness within you, and the heights you can reach.

The world will try to define you, fix you in a box, elaborate your limitations, and convince you to settle for something less risky, something less stressful, something that does not do justice to your true potential, but there is nothing wrong with trying and failing, the real tragedy is in never trying at all. It is looking back in regret of what you could have achieved if you had given your all.

You owe it to yourself to try, to give your all to the course you have envisioned, to push past fear, doubt, the voices that whisper inadequacies and unreadiness to you. There is never a perfect moment to start, in fact, you have missed the perfect moment, and the next perfect moment to start is now. You will never be 100% ready. Greatness is not born from perfect conditions, it is forged in the decision to move forward irrespective of circumstances.

Your potential is not just for you, it is for the people who need your voice, your work, your courage; it is for the dreams that only you can bring to life. However, none of that matters if you do not first believe in yourself and your ability to fulfill those potentials. Stop waiting, stop doubting, stop letting fear make decisions for you. The world needs what you have to offer. Don't betray your potential, rise up to it, fight for it. You are more than you see today, become what you should be.

To a better you, Kamikun John.