What does the phrase “living up to one’s potential” mean to you? To me, the word “potential” is inherently futuristic and subject to all sorts of judgment. But more importantly, life is not lived in the future. A person can live only in the present moment.
Steve Jobs once said “you can’t connect the dots until you look backward. Follow your heart off the well-worn path.” I see the dots as present moments lived well, regardless of whether they follow a path or not. Living well right now at this very moment is the mother of all potential.