Tag: potential
Sunday Snippet: Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
“If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be...
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Sunday Snippet: John Augustus Shedd
“A ship in harbor is safe, but this is not what ships are built for.” Sure, you could...
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Sunday Snippet: Henry Ford
“Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.”...
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Satisfied Needs Do Not Motivate
As I slowly but surely make my way through The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen...
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Sunday Snippet: Bruce Lee on Limits
“There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Ken Venturi
“I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.” You may or may not be all that familiar with Ken Venturi. He isn’t quite as...
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Why You Shouldn’t Follow Your Dreams
It’s perfectly healthy to have dreams. When you were little, perhaps you dreamed that you...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Mary Kay Ash
“Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.” While it may not be completely true that you are only limited by your...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Alan Kay on Failure
“If you don’t fail at least 90 percent of the time, you’re not aiming high enough.” A pioneer in object-oriented computer programming and window-based graphical user interfaces, Alan Kay is currently an...
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Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone
It might be a difficult decision and a bold move to make, but it is ultimately in your best...
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The Futility of Unrealized Potential
When you were going through school, you probably learned about the difference between potential...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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