What Is our Pure Potential?
Laura Juarez
Chief Operating & People Officer at Arcadia Beverage | Passionate about Leadership, Strategy, and Culture & Infinitely Curious About The Power Of Their Intersection
What we allow to inhabit our mind and thus occupy our thoughts is the primary suspect for what holds us back. It is not the external that throws up the biggest boulders on our path but what is internal. Those boulders? Calcified versions of our negative thought patterns and limiting beliefs. And thus, there is tremendous opportunity to excavate. To do our work.
And while we are more alike than different, the ways in which we are unique from one another are meaningful. They are the raw material of our impact in the world. How you show up in the world - for yourself, others, and for the betterment of the whole, matters.
Nobody can do this work for us. We are the only one who can make a choice to step into a life we feel inspired to live, a life we are intentionally aligning with purpose, impact, legacy.
You can and do have a tremendous impact on the world; consciously or not. The way you treat others, make your impact, carry your stress, align with your beliefs, take meaningful risks, live out loud, demand win/win. This life is sacred, and thus, our work is part of our sacred evolution. Perhaps even our most salient vehicle for it.
Paradigm largely dictates the degree to which your impact is lasting and transformational in the world. If you live in our cultural paradigm, you might believe that we have to fight for our place, that there must be a winner & a loser, that we must sacrifice to achieve our goals, and that there isn't enough time.
What's an alternative, higher order paradigm?
Consider that, in this process of everyday living - even in the mundane moments - you are either moving towards your potential or away. Towards? You are becoming a brighter light in your own life and the lives that you touch.
Is it important to make money, deliver quality, and leave a legacy that lives beyond our effort? Yes. And those results can be the desired outcome alone or part of a bigger vision. Our Pure Potential. When we set our gaze on our potential, we accept the responsibility to do our work; to actualize our gifts, to embody our wisdom, to breakthrough our constraints.
And here's a game changer: I see a lot of people burned out, exhausted, stressed, and health compromised as a result of their work. What if our "work" was part of our wellness equation? If it made us healthier? If we could create excellence without sacrificing our health, our joy and our spirit?
I've acquired most of what I've learned through my own experiences & mistakes, deep study, observation of 1,000's of leaders, and conversations with wise people who inspire me. I'm uniquely skilled at coalescing thoughts into meaningful content that helps us explore the previously unexplored or unconsidered.
Helping leaders discover and track with their potential lights me up. My vision is to create a community, a movement, and a mechanism, to connect to like-minded visionaries and leaders in meaningful dialogue, exploration and change.
Pure Potential works with leaders to create business strategy that aligns with Higher Purpose and to embody their best self - their potential - in the way they lead. If I can support you in creating peak performance, please schedule time to chat with me HERE.
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4 年Outstanding Laura! "Consider that, in this process of everyday living - even in the mundane moments - you are either moving towards your potential or away. Towards? You are becoming a brighter light in your own life and the lives that you touch." You are making an impact, one life at a time.
Owner @ PCG | Talent Acquisition, Digital Marketing, Financial Strategy
4 年Wonderful article Laura, and yes, you accurately and thoughtfully lay out the power of our mind, our thoughts, and what we continually set our mind on is the seed bed of all outcomes. Meditating on pure thoughts brings peace, and creates positive mental, physical, and emotional energy. Thanks Laura!