what holds you back the most- in fulfilling your potential?

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  1. OddThings's Avatar
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    Re: what holds you back the most- in fulfilling your potential?
    Myself.
  2. CurtisDean's Avatar
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    Re: what holds you back the most- in fulfilling your potential?
    lack of confidence
  3. geetar's Avatar
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    Re: what holds you back the most- in fulfilling your potential?
    I'm pretty lazy. Also, I'm not really sure what I actually have a potential for.
  4. im so academic's Avatar
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    Re: what holds you back the most- in fulfilling your potential?
    Physical appearance.
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    Re: what holds you back the most- in fulfilling your potential?
    (Original post by zara55)
    Do you get a lot of things done for you, or is it just a general sense of well-being? I think you are probably right that some people from well-off backgrounds can be lazier than usual, but I am curious as to what the "cause" of that is. I suppose if you feel everything material is going to turn out fine, motivation to succeed becomes an issue.
    Haha, I don't get things done for me, so it'll have to be the latter I suppose!

    To be honest, I'm not entirely sure why it is that I struggle to motivate myself so much. I think it might be because I feel comfortable where I am at the moment, I don't feel a need to better myself, and I'm just naively assuming my life will always be like this. It's a dangerous mindset that I need to get out of :/
    I've done too much introspecting again...

    I hope I'm not coming off as spoilt and naive, I'm just trying to justify my appalling lack of motivation!
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    Re: what holds you back the most- in fulfilling your potential?
    Tiredness !!
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    Re: what holds you back the most- in fulfilling your potential?
    My own wandering mind and medical condition.
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