I am a firm believer in the idea of “potential". I see it in everything and I see it within the people that surround me. The idea of “potential” is tricky though… The exact definition reads:
“Having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.”
Hmm, sounds pretty vague to me. Potential can be good or bad obviously, but I feel like the real talent is being able to see positive potential and finding the courage or strength to harness it. Years ago I saw the potential in my creativity and thought that with the right decisions made at the correct moments, I could make a career of it. Today I see potential in everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. Constantly, great ideas are presenting themselves to me in a pure and fluid way. At this transitional time in my life I feel that it is imperative to start to learn more about myself, set my goals in stone and act on some of the great things I have been thinking about. In great faith, with extreme drive, and with a solid group of loved ones supporting me, I can see the potential in the decisions I make everyday. Although, I may not be where I saw myself years ago; today I still have the capacity to see the potential in my future. When you're in this type of mind space, I feel it is important to ask yourself the hard questions. With that being said; do you have potential?
If all of this is a little above your head, I have included this dope video my that my classmate Joshua Claassen made a couple years ago for a class project at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. It’s pretty interesting so take a gander!
Potential from Joshua Claassen on Vimeo.