Reaching Your Full Potential Lies Totally Within You And Not Anyone Else.

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In this thing called "life", there are various milestones that will come along with living into later stages in life. There are special events and occasions that most people will experience that will leave lasting memories for as long as we live. A few examples of these milestones that I'm referring to could include getting your very first job and graduating from high school. Of course there are others that come as we live, but the two that I mentioned are ones that nearly everyone can relate to. Now I'm one of those people that believe that a good many people strive to live the best lives that we possibly can. I mean at the end of the day we only get one life to live anyway, so why not go all out to live the best life that you can right? I think that most people can agree that in order for us to live the best lives that we possibly can, it is pertinent that we must be able to reach our full potential. Now what is reaching your full potential? Reaching your full potential can mean various things depending on the individual that you ask. I believe that if you ask ten different people what it means to reach their full potential, you will likely receive various connotations of its meaning. I believe this is a good thing, and I'm going to get into why later on in this topic. People are going to have varying opinions on what reaching their full potential means, but people also are going to have opinions on what it means for YOU to reach your full potential. While it is quite normal for other people to have an opinion on our lives, their opinions can at times be unhealthy for us. There has to come a time in our lives when we have to realize that reaching your full potential lies totally within yourself.

Hello, hello once again to all you good folks out there! This is ya man Brad H. back once again bringing you all another installment of 'Brad H.'s Perspective'! I am back once again to give my perspective on a topic that I think would help keep us all motivated. I hope all has been well in everyone's lives as of late. Before we go more into this week's topic, I want to start off by saying congratulations to all of the high school graduates out there that either graduated tonight, or are graduating during this weekend. I'm attending a graduation out of town this weekend, so I felt it would be necessary to acknowledge the graduates all over the country. So for my soapbox this week, I'm going to talk more NBA playoffs. We all know by now that the Golden State Warriors are just chilling and waiting to see who they will be playing between Milwaukee and Toronto. I believe that game six of that series is a potential closeout game for Toronto. Now most of you that are frequent readers here know that I'm a San Antonio Spurs fan, and that I didn't like how Kawhi Leonard basically abandoned his teammates during his last season in San Antonio. Now I may be a bit on the bitter side here, but I am rooting for Milwaukee to win this series. You can imagine how disappointed I was when the lost game five at home. I hate to say it, but I think the momentum has shifted, and I can see Toronto closing out this series tomorrow. I truly hope that I'm wrong in saying that. I ultimately think that regardless of which team wins the series, it is a likelihood that they'll lose to the Warriors. I would just rather see the Bucks get that opportunity. We'll see how it all plays out, but I think we can all agree that this has been an NBA playoffs full of drama and exciting games. It's almost a bit sad knowing that in only a couple of weeks that the NBA season will be over with. Well now that I've gotten that out of the way, lets go ahead and transition into this week's topic of how reaching your full potential lies solely upon you.

I briefly brought up earlier how there can be various meanings when it comes to a person realizing their full potential. I believe that this is important part of this week's topic due to the fact that a person reaching their full potential is something that is subjective. The same way that reaching your full potential can have various meanings can also be compared to what is considered reaching your full potential is from one person to the next. What could be considered one person reaching their full potential is more than likely completely different for another person. One of the things that I've brought up on many occasions through this blog is how we live in a world of comparisons. We as a people are constantly comparing and contrasting our lives to other people. Now I do realize that this is something that not everyone does, but if we're coming from a general perspective when it comes to comparing ourselves to others, I think that most of us can admit that it applies to our society. I have a belief that the comparisons also apply when it comes to we as individuals reaching our full potential. Now I am a proponent of comparing ourselves to other people when it comes to seeking inspiration. I believe it is perfectly normal to admire someone that is in a field that you're interested in and look at them as a testament to where you can end up if you work hard enough at something. However, there are many of us that look to others when it comes to the idea of achieving our full potential, and herein lies what this week's subject matter is about. Just as there are various meanings and ways of defining what a person's full potential is, there are also various layers and levels when it comes to reaching your full potential in certain aspects of life.

Now that we've established how there are differences and variations of what it means for one to reach their full potential is, I want to give an example of variance when it comes to reaching our full potential in today's society. Now from my own perspective, I believe that reaching our full potential means getting to whatever peak that we have set for our lives. I think of it as being the ultimate degree of happiness and contentment that most of us are seeking to find in this world. Now generally speaking, I believe the world we live in also thinks this way, however, I believe that society at large definition of full potential is not plausible. From my perspective on this week's subject, the society we live in deems achievements and material items as the biggest indication of someone seeing their full potential. Now I'm in no way saying that achievements and material items aren't important when it comes to one reaching their full potential. However, what I am saying is that these aren't the only things that can define a person's success. The reality is that there are going to be people that work hard their entire lives, and they still won't be able to reach what society believes is a person's full potential. Now because a person maybe hasn't reached the same level of success as Bill Gates or Warren Buffet, does that mean that they're not successful in their lives? Like I stated previously, there are different levels when it comes to reaching your full potential, and in my opinion, the same applies when it comes to having success in this world. Rather than trying to compete with others when it comes to realizing our full potential, it is more important to focus on meeting the standards that we set individually.

Dealing with the idea of not trying to compete with others when it comes to reaching our full potential, along with the importance of meeting the individual standards that we set for our lives is the primary theme of this week's topic. No one else can or should be responsible for you reaching your full potential; it is totally up to us as individuals to both realize and reach our full potential. I've already touched on the comparing of others aspect when it comes to this subject, but what it all boils down to is the fact that someone else successes are not your own; you have to define what success means to you in your own personal life. Furthermore, and this is something that I've talked about regularly on here in the past is that no one else in this life can ever understand what makes you happy as a person. Another person can never totally understand this because they can never see the world through the same eyes as you do. The reason why I wanted to write up on this topic is due to the idea that so many of us use what society deems as a bar for a person reaching their full potential. Rather than trying to keep up with what society at large does, maybe it would be more beneficial to us as people if we done the things that we like. Again, not everyone is going to be a millionaire or wealthy in this life, but what matters most is if you as a person feel like you've reached your peak in this life. From my perspective, it is only then that we've reached our full potential, but it is something that we have to be aware of and work towards.

I believe that I'm going to go ahead and end this topic on that note, so that means that it is time for ya boy to depart once again. Like always, I want to close out by saying thank you to each and every single person that came by for another installment of 'Brad H.'s Perspective'! I hope that there was some meaning and understanding that could be taken away from this, and I hope that it was able to serve as inspiration for some of you out there. Feel free to leave any comments and feedback below in the comment section, and you can connect with me on Twitter at the handle, @BradrickH. Well I hope everyone has a great weekend ahead, and a big shout out once again to everyone that is graduating this weekend. Job well done! See you all in the next once. Take care everyone, and peace out!

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The Importance Of Knowing Your Audience (How You Communicate With Others).

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During my time growing up as a youth in the 80's and 90's, there was something that I feel has somewhat become irrelevant in today's society. What I am referring to was deemed as a big deal to have, and if you didn't exhibit the characteristics that coincide with what I'm referencing, you probably had a harder time growing up compared to those that had these. I'm sure by now that you're anxious to know what I am referring to right? I am talking about "manners". I personally feel that the importance of having manners and courtesy towards others is something that has dwindled as I've gotten older. Now I'm in no way saying that people today do not have manners. It just seems to me that small things such as saying "ma'am" and "sir" don't have the level of importance that they once did. Maybe I'm old fashioned or whatever the case may be, but I'm still a believer manners and courtesy matter and are of importance in this world. From my own personal perspective, I believe manners and communication are interconnected. I bring all of this up to say that every single one of us has an audience at various points throughout our lives. By audience, I don't necessarily mean that we're filling up a packed arena of screaming fans. Though that may be the reality of some, the type of audience that I'm referencing doesn't have anything to do with a particular number of people. For me, it means having a person or group of people that are listening to what you're saying. We may not have the type of audience that a celebrity may have, but when you're in situations where you have to communicate with another person, you have to be aware of who is listening, as well how you communicate with them.

Yo, what is going on people? This is your boy Brad H. back once again, and I'd like to once again welcome you all to another installment of 'Brad H.'s Perspective'! I am back for a fresh perspective on a topic that can hopefully inspire us to keep on moving forward. Thanks to everyone that stopped by once again. Well for the soapbox section this week, I'm going to talk more NBA playoff talk. Boy I tell ya, the Houston Rockets were a huge disappointment last night. Most of you know that I'm a San Antonio Spurs fan first, but I got love for the Rockets. It was disappointing to see them go down last night and lose the series in six games to the Golden State Warriors. It's just hard to believe that they lost to a Warriors team that didn't have Kevin Durant. Furthermore, they were at home and Stephen Curry didn't even score a point in the first half of the game. I know there were many that believed that had Chris Paul not gotten injured last season that the Rockets would have went to the NBA Finals. Well they had a healthy Chris Paul this season and still managed to not get it done. I believe that the Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni's system can't beat this Warriors team. I'm not a Warriors fan at all, but you have to admit that the way they move and share the basketball is a thing of beauty. That isolation and three point shooting system by D'Antoni isn't a match for that. Maybe now the Rockets front office will see that by now and make some changes. As for the Warriors, there isn't a timetable on when Kevin Durant may be back. Even without him, I still would take the Warriors to win against any team that is left. Now we just have to wait and see who will be the other two teams that join the Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks in the conference championships. For those of you that have been keeping up with the NBA playoffs, what has been your opinion of them so far? Would love to see your comments on that. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, lets transition into this week's topic of knowing who your audience is.

In order to set up the point that I'm going to attempt to get across in this week's topic, I have to first get into what I'm referring to in the context of what I mean when talking about having an audience. As I brought up earlier, an audience doesn't necessarily have to be limited to a specific number of people. You don't only need a group of people to have an audience. The type of audience that I'm talking about for this week's topic is the people that we interact with on a pretty normal basis. These are the people that are our family, friends, and business related associates. Basically any person that you have any sort of relationship with can be classified as part of your audience. Why is this? Simply put, anyone that you have a relationship with is someone that is going to have to listen to what you have to say at some point or another. These are the people that you have to communicate with, which means that the things you say and the way that you interact with them matters. Now there are some people in this world that don't care much about the reactions that they get from others based on what they have said. Those aren't the type of individuals that this topic will resonate with. This particular topic more or less is for people that actually care about what they say and the ways in which they express themselves. Now that we've talked over the type of audience that we're addressing with this topic, I'm going to get into why I believe it is important to know who your audience is.

Knowing who your audience is depends a lot on the circumstances in which you're having to communicate with someone else. A singer has to know who their audience is based on how well that audience will respond to the songs that they choose to perform. A comedian has to know their audience when it comes to the jokes that they are planning on telling. Whether you're an entertainer or not in this life, the same logic applies when it comes to knowing how you communicate with others. Since we as people have to deal with various types of people and personalities, it is important to be able to recognize those individual personalities. You can't talk to two different people the same exact way and expect to be able to communicate in a healthy manner. For example, imagine that you have two friends that have different personalities. Lets say that one of these friends is more sensitive, and the other is not. Now depending on how close you are with these two individuals, you likely won't talk to them in the same manner. You may show a little more compassion with the friend that is sensitive. You may cater more to their feelings than you normally would with people. With the other friend that may not be as sensitive, you can probably be more transparent with them when you communicate with them. It's the same logic as why we reveal certain things to some people, and we withhold those things from others. You know how certain people will react, and you govern what you say accordingly.

The final point I want to make is what I brought up in the first paragraph about courtesy and manners. As I stated already, these are traits that I feel do not hold the same level of credence as they once did in our society. Now some of you may wonder what exactly does this have to do with anything right? Well from my perspective, having manners and courtesy towards the people that could be considered our audiences is the catalyst for proper communication. I personally believe that the reason that so many people lack the proper knowledge of their audiences is due to the fact that manners and courtesy are missing. Think about it for a second. Would you be more willing to respond to or do something for someone who comes at you respectfully, or all buck wild and rude? The average person would probably say that they would respond more to the person that approaches them in a more respectful manner. I believe that this should also be applied when it comes to the people that we're close to. Don't always assume that because you have a friendship or relationship with someone else that they're always going to tolerate you if you're not approaching them in the correct way. Always know and be aware of who you are interacting with, and be willing to take their thoughts and considerations into account. Everything that I've brought up here is just a suggestion. Everyone is free to do whatever they please, but I believe that knowing your audience is the way to proper communication.

I think that pretty much wraps up this week's topic. I'm going to go ahead and sign off for now, but you all know that I'll be back again in couple of weeks as always. Thank you once again for those of you that checked out another installment of 'Brad H.'s Perspective'! I hope that this topic was able to serve as a source of inspiration for some of you out there. If anyone wants to leave any feedback or comments, please feel free to do so. You can also connect with me on Twitter @BradrickH. It's been a super wet and rainy weekend here in southeast Texas. I probably won't be able to go outside and enjoy Mothers Day, but I hope that everyone else has a great one. Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers out there, and I hope you all enjoy your weekend. Take care everyone, and I'll see you all in the next one!

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