Overview 

In this transformative module, we journeyed through the core concepts of recognizing and realizing your unique potential. You gained insights into the building blocks of purpose, examined the roots of personal value, and recognized the unique strengths and gifts you were designed to share with the world. This module empowers you to embrace your distinct identity, conquer limiting beliefs, understand the true nature of value, and commit to living out your purpose and potential with authenticity and impact.You’ll learn to focus on your strengths and abilities rather than limitations, recognizing that your design was intentional and filled with purpose and you will uncover the principle that value is rooted in purposeful existence rather than sheer productivity.

 

Review and study the concepts below before taking the below assessment. 

 

What is Potential?

In this unit you learned that potential begins with a seed.  You also learned that your is not what was, or even what is, instead your potential is what could be.  If you have already done it, it is no longer your potential! This means that potential is always new, it is infinite and it is always filled with possibility. Potential is the reminder that so long as there is breath in your body you have not arrived at your final destination, your summit, or your peak. 

Key Child-Like Characteristics that Unlock Potential

1. Child-like imagination and a belief in the impossible or irrational.  

2. Child-like trust which is free of cynicism and doubt. 

3. Child-like innocence & humility which contrasts with pride, haughtiness and self-righteousness. 

4. Child-like faith & dependence on your Creator, your Source, the Power higher and greater than you, and not relying solely on your own strength or personal will.

 

 

Key Concepts for Releasing Potential: 

Embrace Uniqueness- “If you want to succeed, strike out on new paths. Don’t travel the worn paths of accepted success.” 

Believe, and believe YOU CAN!- “No man can climb beyond the limitations of his own belief.” 

Conquer Fear- “Every day sends to the grave obscure men and women whose fear prevented them from realizing their true and full potential.” 

Leverage Failure- “Failure is not the absence of success. Failure is the neglect of trying.” 

Transcend Sight- “What you see is not all there is. There is something (more) in everything.” 

(Understanding Your Potential, 1991, p. 26)

 

The Real You Assessment

• Spiritual Gifts: What spiritual gifts have you been equipped with to realize your purpose? 

• Capabilities: What strengths do you have to share with the world? 

• Core Values: What have you been wired to care about? 

• Service Style: How do you like to engage with causes you care about?   

• Team Style: What about your unique design brings something special to a team?  

Leadership Style: What strengths do you have that make you a unique kind of leader?  

 

One of the most powerful verbs in any language is “to be.” The verb “to be” conjugated into the first person singular is “I AM.” Those who are Kingdom believers, or those who know The Creator as YAHWEH (I AM that I AM), can recognize and resonate with this truth in a very deep way. Yet, even those who are not Kingdom believers have to admit that there is power in the verb to be,  especially the phrase “I AM.”