Do you ever feel like...

[jumper03 0]

You are not living up to your potential? Like you could be doing so much more than you are?

Maybe with a little less tv, a little less sitting on your ass, a little less sleep substituted with a little more work, another mile on the run or a little more study and you could really make the next level?

Scars remind us that the past is real

[2fat2fly 0]

That sounds like the opening of an infomercial
But the answer is yes-except for that "another mile" part-there would have to be a first mile in order to have another one

I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried

[NWFlyer 2]

Since I was a little kid, yes, I've been told that I'm not working up to my potential.

I suppose there's more I could do/get/have if I set my mind to it, but overall, I'm pretty happy with my approach.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[jtval 0]

I see winter is creeping in, isn't it?


Yes, I feel that way at times. Moreso now than before but it also is getting closer to the winter equinox. I always get a bit of depression when the days get shorter and colder.

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[wmw999 2,589]

Yes. But pretty soon I'll be too old for it to really matter any more

Edit to add: If you're not living up to your potential, then I'm really depressed. Because, frankly, you've done a lot more than I have.

And I was even voted "most likely to succeed" in my high school senior class

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[Amazon 7]

Sounds like you need to get away again.. go hide in the woods and de stress

[cocheese 0]

Yes we all are, We could have learned a foriegn language this summer while driving in the car. We could have exercised more. We could have been a contender. Some people take advantage of every possible minute of the day to be better etc. Most of us don't. I think the persuit of happiness may include being lazy.

[skinnyshrek 0]

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You are not living up to your potential? Like you could be doing so much more than you are?

Maybe with a little less tv, a little less sitting on your ass, a little less sleep substituted with a little more work, another mile on the run or a little more study and you could really make the next level?

Have you been watching DR PHIL again? As long as your happy that's all that matters. People think they should be doing more because society says so. Just like when i had the snip, loads of peeps were like you don't want kids You should have kids blah blah blah What exactly is the next level anyways?

http://www.skydivethefarm.com

do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?

[swedishcelt 0]

Yes. Maybe you just need a roadtrip.

[PLFXpert 0]

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Since I was a little kid, yes, I've been told that I'm not working up to my potential.

I suppose there's more I could do/get/have if I set my mind to it, but overall, I'm pretty happy with my approach.

I mean, SERIOUSLY Krisanne. Get out of my head!

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

[chaoskitty 0]

Lee, you should not have kids. There ya feel better snippy?

[Lindsey 0]

I feel that way ALL the time. I think I'm getting a little bit better at motivating myself to work a little harder, but I could do a lot better.

linz

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A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

[n2skdvn 0]

Sometimes I feel like that . then I look at what I'm doing and what I've done in life. and I go " Nope exceding it!!!"

if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN
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[PLFXpert 0]

OK, in addition to Krisanne stealing my thoughts () I will add this:

I've learned very early that balance is key. I'm quite sensitive to disruptions in my personal balance. At first I felt inadequate. Later I realized those I looked up to actually were looking up to me for making time for other things, too.

I'm being vague, I realize. I don't talk personally.

But, sleep is GOOD. Get your eight hours and don't "substitute that for work." And TV is fun. I've many a royally brainy friend who don't have cable and yet...they bore me. (Inner thoughts: "Can't we pul-ease talk about something other than global economics? I mean I can only contribute so much before I'm wondering what's happening on tonight's "House" episode.") And pushing yourself is good but you never want to overexert.

Get over it. B/c you are.

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

[jumper03 0]

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People think they should be doing more because society says so.

This is all internal - I could care less what society thinks..

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What exactly is the next level anyways?

Not sure - but I'm getting ready to find out.

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[kbordson 8]

The real question is "What do YOU think your potential is?" and "How bad do you want that?"

If you're happy where you are, don't stress. If you think you want more, think of where you want to be and work toward that. Don't worry about your age or how long it will take you to get there.... just work toward it as best you can. You have the rest of your life to do the most you want to do.

Do I feel like I'm not living up to my potential... every day. There's alway more that I should know or do. But you just gotta balance it with the hours in the day. Ask yourself "what happens if I don't do and I die tomorrow"? If noboby dies, don't worry about it too much... but still try to get it done.... I always mix in the fun with the progress.

Good Luck

Karen

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[caspar 0]

totally so i changed that a month ago and kept to it...my life has never been better easy 9.5 out of 10)

stopped sleeping 11 hours a day (lazy student), exercised, which then turned to doing well at uni, going to galleries, plays, clubs, dating loads of women, got a job, holidays (got 4 in 6 months booked!) etc SO much fucking energy! fast turning into an alcoholic and loving it at the moment! fuck it life is great, sitting in the house sucks ass.

oh and i discovered reading the paper in a cafe, watching the hotties walk past is amazing.

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."

[lawrocket 3]

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Do you ever feel like... You are not living up to your potential? Like you could be doing so much more than you are?

Absolutely. Then I think to myself: I've got a child to take care of, a wife to take care of, a house to take care of, a business to run (consider it like taking care of a wife, child and home), etc. I don't even have the time to get much sleep or even watch a football game.

Take yesterday, for example. I was up at 5:30 a.m., at the office at 6:30 a.m., out of the office for inspections and meeting between 11:30 and 1:30., home at 3:30 p.m., played with the dog and moved all of patio furniture into winter storage (attic). I went for a walk with my son and dog, came back, got dinner ready, cleaned up, and then missed the football game because I was installing shutters from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., grqbbed a beer, took a shower, and went to bed at 10:00.

Living up to my potential? Workign towards it, but not there yet. My potential will be realized when I can say to myself, "With my own two hands, I worte the check that paid the guy to install these beautiful shutters."

Do I feel like I could be doing so much more? Fuck, no. I don't have the energy to do what I'm doing as part of my daily existence. I actually just want to do less - it'll allow me to turn on the tv, sit on my ass, drink beer, eat pizza, and teach my son all of the signals for false start, holding, facemask, etc., so that we can bond over something besides throwing him around (he's an adrenaline junkie). The I can sleep well knowing, "Dayum. I just relaxed!"

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[Squeak 17]

I'm no where near fulfilling my potenial, but that because I REALLY could not be bothered. I have pretty much anything I want, all I can do is get newer or bigger or faster or more.
I have a loving wife, a job I earn reasonable money, a house with a pool, 2 cats and a dog a motoribike, a car, friends and I travel about the world sometimes.
My mediocrity ROCKS

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[bob.dino 1]

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You are not living up to your potential? Like you could be doing so much more than you are?

To be the best at anything requires obsession. That pursuit of that activity must become the whole of your world. I'll never be one of the best software geeks in the world. I'll never win a World Meet in 4-way. I'll never play professional soccer. To me, it's not worth the sacrifices needed to achieve those goals - I like having friends, money to buy a latté whenever I want, the time to read a novel for no other reason that I can, and the ability to keep a relationship going.

Sometimes I do look at those that excel in a field and wish I was there - I'd like to have been employee #3 at Google, be OC in Airspeed, or win a European Cup Final with an injury-time goal. But then, I look at my life and realise that, for now at least, the balance is right.

[SansSuit 1]

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You are not living up to your potential? Like you could be doing so much more than you are?

Maybe with a little less tv, a little less sitting on your ass, ...

There is no doubt in my mind that if I wanted to be something better than I am now, I could accomplish it. As they said throughout my education, ".... if he'd only apply himself...."

But I'm happy where I'm at. Is it contentment or complacency? I've wrestled with that one for a long time. In the end, it doesn't matter, my needs are met.

Saw a cartoon in the paper the other day. Two guys in a gym. The buff guy is wearing a shirt that reads, "No pain, no gain". The less-than-athletic guy next to him is wearing a shirt that reads, "No pain, no pain". I with the second guy.

Peace,
-Dawson.
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[swedishcelt 0]

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Lee, you should not have kids. There ya feel better snippy?

Thank you. Laughed so hard I snorted Dt. Root Beer out my nose when I read this.


Steve, you are awesome and I love that you still want to be everchanging/ evergrowing.
Snippy, you are you, love you for that though sometimes I want to kick your ass for it too.

[Thanatos340 1]

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You are not living up to your potential?

Absolutely!! As I am Not quite yet Supreme ruler of the Universe.... But dont worry, Im working on that and will correct that soon.

Yep!! Soon as they elect me King, Im gonna fix everything!!

In the mean time, It would be in everyones best interest to just do exactly as I say and everything will be all right!!

[swedishcelt 0]

You are so full of it. YOU have to be one of the
smartest, sweetest gentlemen I know.