What is your excuse for not reaching your potential?

[Toffe3m4n]

I think, fundamentally, you have to really enjoy something to truly go the distance with it. Certainly in most cases.

Around my mid-teens I started falling out of love with playing football, otherwise there's a good chance that I could've gone on to play at at least semi-pro level..

 

[ArtetaMoney]

LinkedIn for me - it wasn’t around when I was younger and starting my employment career.

Had it been and I had access to Stephen Bartlett, Jake Humphries and Gary Neville quotes and content, I’d have probably been a millionaire now.

 

[Sadken]

I started at the bottom and liked it.

 

[Blue 1]

ADHD.

 

[Kurt.]

….football with me. I have sussed out that I had my life planned out, good job, wife and kids but football was unsafe without a career structure. Despite being very talented and signing for RS in 1971, I genuinely had no intention of being a footballer and disliked every moment of my 3 years there.

Footy is as much about attitude and application as it is about talent, saying that the ‘Boot Room’ set-up at RS was very odd.

Were you there the same time as Chris Lawlor ?

 

[Goat]

….football with me. I have sussed out that I had my life planned out, good job, wife and kids but football was unsafe without a career structure. Despite being very talented and signing for RS in 1971, I genuinely had no intention of being a footballer and disliked every moment of my 3 years there.

Footy is as much about attitude and application as it is about talent, saying that the ‘Boot Room’ set-up at RS was very odd.

Did you play with Steve Peplow? I used to work with his Wife, he sadly died a few years ago now.

 

[Eggs]

Did you play with Steve Peplow? I used to work with his Wife, he sadly died a few years ago now.

…..coincidentally I understand he went to my school but was quite a few years ahead of me so I never played with him. Ronnie Goodlass also but again he was older than me.

I am aware he sadly passed away.

 

[coollino]

As I mentioned earlier I've done alright really considering my lack of motivation to corporate flirt, but I have seen a lot recently the further you get by being a 'company person'/suck up and I think that will downfall for me by the end of my working life, as I refuse to ever be like that

It sickens me that it actually works

 

[Billy Dean]

44 years old and quite unsatisfied with my career tbh. Basically laziness in my 20s is to blame. Never really pushed myself at anything and just fell into what I’m doing now. I realised too late that there is a whole world of things to do outside of boring corporate jobs, because I never really bothered to look until it was too late

 

[Huyton Layne]

Devoid of confidence. Getting sent to a school away from my friends at 11. Being dirty poor and not being able to have clothes, shoes or footy boots above the cheapest so not getting involved with activities as being teased wasn't fun.
Then later not going to Uni as I didn't feel like that's where my level of people went.
It's all good though, my kids do everything they have a passion for and don't have to worry about not having the same level of clothes and sports gear as their friends.

 

[carlos21]

Devoid of confidence. Getting sent to a school away from my friends at 11. Being dirty poor and not being able to have clothes, shoes or footy boots above the cheapest so not getting involved with activities as being teased wasn't fun.
Then later not going to Uni as I didn't feel like that's where my level of people went.
It's all good though, my kids do everything they have a passion for and don't have to worry about not having the same level of clothes and sports gear as their friends.

Yo Huyton.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Yo Huyton.

Hey Carlos, hope you're doing well, mate.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

We largely control our own destiny. Blaming others is done by those who lack the fortitude to accept responsibility for their actions. I had to put a contributor on this very forum on egnore months back because they accused me of making them miserable. Take responsibility for your own problems.

Its ironic how in these discussions we always equate "potential" to money and the career ladder. In reality, potential can be defined by much more.

Employment - I'm self employed so ultimately I take out what I put in.

Sports/recreation - have done Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for about 15 years on and off. Had I stayed commited to it and trained regularly, I would be a black belt by now. Used to blame family/work but having since wisened up I realised that there is no one else to blame but myself for not making the time. Thats down to poor motivation/laziness.

Personal development - since gaining the third eye I am at peace with myself. No better feeling in the world.

Social profile - pleased with the growth of my online flock. Currently got some impressive subscriber / viewing numbers on Youtube/Paetron but I know I have the potential for more. That will be down to me and what effort and time I put into the content in the future.

 

[The Binman]

44 years old and quite unsatisfied with my career tbh. Basically laziness in my 20s is to blame. Never really pushed myself at anything and just fell into what I’m doing now. I realised too late that there is a whole world of things to do outside of boring corporate jobs, because I never really bothered to look until it was too late

Never too late to change

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

We largely control our own destiny. Blaming others is done by those who lack the fortitude to accept responsibility for their actions. I had to put a contributor on this very forum on egnore months back because they accused me of making them miserable. Take responsibility for your own problems.

Its ironic how in these discussions we always equate "potential" to money and the career ladder. In reality, potential can be defined by much more.

Employment - I'm self employed so ultimately I take out what I put in.

Sports/recreation - have done Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for about 15 years on and off. Had I stayed commited to it and trained regularly, I would be a black belt by now. Used to blame family/work but having since wisened up I realised that there is no one else to blame but myself for not making the time. Thats down to poor motivation/laziness.

Personal development - since gaining the third eye I am at peace with myself. No better feeling in the world.

Social profile - pleased with the growth of my online flock. Currently got some impressive subscriber / viewing numbers on Youtube/Paetron but I know I have the potential for more. That will be down to me and what effort and time I put into the content in the future.