Just recently, I attended an online session where Victor Odunjo taught on how to maximize one’s potential. The way he defined pot-ential was really..call it anything 😆. He described it as "Pot of Essentials" that is, Pot of skills, talents, gifts or interests - Simple enough? Yeah..

So what are those things you are good at or love doing? Is it singing, writing, acting or motivating others? Just think and observe yourself. But please, do not say: "watching TV" (lol) or worse still, "nothing". The truth is God has deposited something in everyone but you have to be deliberate about discovering yourself while using His help. We should actually endeavor to make our papa (God) proud by getting to work immediately.
Therefore, in a nutshell, whether you’ll live up to your potential depends on the ingredients you wish to add to your pot to spice up those skills, talents or gifts- Condiments like hardwork, persistence, faith, prayers, endurance, stubborn determination, and the likes- even amidst the various obstacles, oppositions, doubts and failures you will definitely encounter along the way. And for your information, even after discovering your potentials, you can’t expect ‘to arrive’ tomorrow. There is no shortcut about it- a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You can do it! You sure want to look back on your life with grey hairs on your head and heave a sigh of fulfillment not of regret.

OWOJUYIGBE MARY
MBBS 2K18