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Hidden Potential:
The expectations people hold of us often become self-fulfilling prophesies. When others believe in our potential, they give us a ladder. They elevate our aspirations and enable us to reach higher peaks.
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Hidden Potential:
Ignorant naysayers may give us something to fight against, but a roaring fire comes from having something to fight for.
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Hidden Potential:
It’s easier to overcome obstacles when we’re carrying a torch for people who matter to us. When others are counting on us, we find strength we didn’t know we had.
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Hidden Potential:
Making progress isn’t always about moving forward. Sometimes it’s about bouncing back.
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Hidden Potential:
Progress is not only reflected in the peaks you reach – it’s also visible in the valleys you cross. Resilience is a form of growth.
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Hidden Potential:
We find our deepest reserves of resolve when an entire group is relying on us.
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Hidden Potential:
It’s more important to be good ancestors than dutiful descendants.
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Hidden Potential:
Too many people spend their lives being custodians of the past instead of stewards of the future.
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Hidden Potential:
The responsibility of each generation is not to please our predecessors – it’s to improve conditions for our successors.
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Hidden Potential:
…we reach the greatest heights when we attach our bootstraps to other people’s boots. If multiple credible supporters believe in us, it’s probably time to believe them.
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