How to make most of your capabilities?
All of us are blessed with some or the other innate qualities. Ones that help you stand out from everyone else. As we grow up we horn them into skills and set ourselves on the path of success. However, while we are on this path we often question ourselves if we are making the most of our capabilities. Things do fall into place for us and life takes its shape gradually but Am I doing justice to all my attributes? is one question that often pops up in our minds.
This we think because we know that one solution to all our problems is being the best version of ourselves. And that indeed isn’t an easy task. Achieving so isn’t possible without consistent and prolific discipline. When you become the best version of yourself, you automatically start making most of your capabilities.
Imagine having a set of qualities. Imagine being aware of them and using them practically for everything that you do. How did it feel? I am sure the thought itself must have brought in a wave of motivation. Why? Because we are well introduced to what we are good at but seldom do we make the most of them.
Lets understand this by an example. Varun is a cashier in an organization. He is doing his best at work. On record, he has also been recognized as the employee of the year. What we can make out of this situation is that Varun is good as a cashier. Or should we say, he is best at it but does being the best cashier imply that it is the best version of himself? Guess not.
So how do we make the most of our capabilities? How do we become the best version of ourselves? Here’s how
- Become aware of your capabilities
Many of us do not take self-reflection seriously. How will you make the most of your capabilities if you are not aware of them in the first place? Narrow down upon everything you ace at. It can take you a ton of experiences to do so but once aware, it will be like achieving a road map. One that will always lead you in the right direction.
- Be in control of your mind
Mind is the most powerful tool possessed by humans. But if not controlled, it can cause quite the opposite. It is the natural tendency of the mind to have decluttered thoughts. Ones that add no value to our present moment. You can let the thoughts run haywire. But the question is why? It is your mind and your own thoughts. Why not get the prowess back? You should be the master of your thought process.
- Harness your strengths
It is only when you make the optimum use of your strengths that you automatically start making most of your capabilities. There are a few steps with which you can use your strengths to be the best version of yourself. The first one is to identify them. You need to be well aware of what you are good at and what makes you stand out. The next step is to own them. The third is to aim them towards your intended outcomes and last one is to hone them, Hone your strengths to be the master of them.
- Change your fears into gears:
All of us have our own set of fears. However only the ones who conquer them, reach the other side. That is the side of success and victory. If you want to make the most of your capabilities, you need to change your fears into gears. Fears shouldnt be the reason you stop but the driving force behind it. Accept your fears and conquer them. Let them not hinder your journey to success.
- Be ready to grind:
Nothing comes easy! If you are willing to reach your optimum capacity, let us remind you that it would be a journey where you have to be ready to grind, To strive for what’s important to you. Great successes are not always of the talented ones. It is owned by the committed, the involved and the inspired. Success comes to those who refuse to get in the way of it. One must allow their hard work to steer clear of all the self-doubt.
- Build learning agility
The only being that adapts, survives to change! The willingness and ability to continue learning throughout is more important now than ever. The world is changing at a fast pace and it demands learning agility from us. To adapt and adjust to the fast-growing environment. If you are willing to make the most of your capacity, make sure you are open to new learning experiences and adapt to them.
