For a long time people attach great importance to their development and evaluation of their own abilities. Centuries ago, there was an opinion according to which a person chose the wrong vector of development. In what sense? Instead of making efforts and engaging in self-development, people do not stop working on what surrounds them. Almost or absolutely not taking care of himself, a person tries to make the conditions around him as comfortable as possible. On the other hand, not all people have a materialistic mindset. Many people value what they have and value things that money cannot buy. It is important to realize that the best "investment" is the effort made to improve the spiritual, social and physical capabilities of a person.
Do you have potential?
One well-known philosopher and psychologist William James, who lived in the 20th century, came to the conclusion that most people do not realize the potential that was originally laid in them. According to him, every baby has such prospects that his parents do not even think about. That is why most people remain at a low level of development of their talents.– they do not realize how wide the horizon of their abilities is.
Let's consider examples of how the development of human capabilities occurs. New social skills are formed quite quickly. If people understood that they could learn something so soon, then their life would be completely different. For example, to be able to play a musical instrument well and be known as a master of his craft, the average individual will need about one year. Is it a lot? Not at all! The possibilities and abilities of a person are so incredible that even in such a short period of time he can learn something truly beautiful. Therefore, thoughts that you will not reach a certain level of development or a specific goal are often formed on the basis of stereotypes of lazy people. To see how amazing human abilities are, it is enough just to set a goal and pursue it. But what will help you achieve your goals and discover new possibilities of a person?
The importance of systematic effort
Most people never succeed because they don't persevere enough in their endeavors.
Patience and work will grind everything. This proverb accurately emphasizes the importance of systematic effort. Even if in an effort to develop some kind of talent or quality in yourself, attempts look unconvincing, and the results cannot be called victorious, it is important to continue to forge the road in the planned direction day after day and not give up.
Many people think thata person's special abilities are inherent in him from birth.
So, people celebrate talented individuals. In the same way, many justify themselves. Do not think that talented people were born as such. In most cases, we see not so much gifted people as hardworking and purposeful. It is important to make every effort to engage in the development of your personality. Such efforts bring great inner satisfaction.
The physical capabilities of a person develop according to the same principle. In this respect, of course, much does not depend on us. For example, a person whose height is 160 centimeters cannot become a professional basketball player, no matter how hard he tries. However, he is still capable of succeeding in this matter if he persistently strives for the goal.
Concentration
In order to stimulate the development of human capabilities, it is important to make the right choice and be able to concentrate efforts. Again, remember the proverb: "If you chase two hares, you won't catch one." In order to develop individual abilities and talents, it is important not only to go your own way, no matter what, but also to choose this path correctly, fully concentrating on it.
Let's go back to the example of a short man who is sure that the possibilities of a person are endless. He set himself the goal of becoming a professional basketball player. What is the positive side of this situation? First, the fact that a person is not afraid to set ambitioustasks. Secondly, he makes every effort and does not give up, despite the difficulties that he will definitely have to face. However, a person will still not be able to achieve his goal and become a professional basketball player. What's wrong? It's all about the wrong road.
People need to soberly assess their abilities and circumstances to set achievable goals for the best realization of opportunities. At the same time, it is important not to be distracted by extraneous tasks, the passing of which can stop development and interfere with the conquest of peaks.
Motivation
The possibilities and abilities of a person can be revealed only if he manages to overcome such qualities of any personality as laziness, inertia. To cope with such obstacles on the way to the development of your personality will help you realize the value of the task - motivation. In sports, people are motivated by the desire to be a winner, to win fame, fame, to have we alth. All this helps them to constantly improve and become more self-confident.
Unusual Potential
Most of those around are much more interested in seeing not the social capabilities of a person, but his unusual talents and abilities of the body. This is because extraordinary mental qualities are not striking, while the phenomenal capabilities of the human body will be noticed by everyone.
People tend to think they have their limit. According to scientists, it is partly for this reason that a person sometimes cannot overcome somebarrier or height, although he has the potential for this. The limit of human capabilities can be tested in stressful situations, when the mental barrier - that which holds back - ceases to operate in its usual mode. This is proven by many examples. Surely you have heard more than once about people who, out of fear of danger, in seconds overcame a height of more than two meters or showed strength ten times greater than their usual strength. All this suggests that human capabilities are much larger than we used to think. With this in mind, we should not think that we can't do anything.
Let's consider what human capabilities have been demonstrated in different areas. These real-life cases confirm that just about anything is achievable.
Staying in a cold environment
The time a person can spend in water is an hour or an hour and a half. During this short period, death occurs due to shock, respiratory failure, or cardiac arrest. It would seem that the physical capabilities of a person simply do not allow expanding this frontier. But there are other facts.
During the Second World War, a sergeant of the Soviet troops swam 20 kilometers in cold water, thereby completing his combat mission. It took the soldier 9 hours to overcome such a distance! Does this not mean that the world of human possibilities is much greater than we imagine?!
Prove this fact and one British fisherman. Within 10 minutes of being shipwrecked in cold water, all of his comrades died due to hypothermia, but this man lasted about five hours. And after hereached the shore, walked for another three hours barefoot. Indeed, with regard to the cold environment, human capabilities are much wider than is commonly believed. What about other areas?
Feeling of hunger, or How long can you live without food
There is a general opinion of experts that a person without food will survive for about two weeks. However, doctors in some countries have witnessed amazing records that help to realize the fantastic potential of the human body.
For example, one woman fasted for 119 days. During this period, she received a daily dose of vitamins to keep her internal organs functioning. But such a 119-day hunger strike is not the limit of human capabilities.
In Scotland, two women checked into a clinic and started fasting to lose weight. It's hard to believe, but one of them did not eat for 236, and the second - for 249 days. The second indicator has not yet been surpassed by anyone so far. The resources of our body are really very rich. But if a person can not eat for so long, the question arises of how much he can not drink.
Water is life?
They say that without water a person can last no more than 2-3 days. In fact, this indicator depends on the individual capabilities of a person, his physical activity and ambient temperature. Scientists say that in optimal circumstances, without water, you can only live for a maximum of 9-10 days. Is it so? Is that the limit?
In the fifties, a man was found in the city of Frunze,who received a head injury and lay without help for 20 days in a cold and deserted place. When they found him, he did not move, and his pulse was barely palpable. However, the next day, the 53-year-old was able to speak fluently.
And another case. In England, during the end of the Second World War, a steamship sank. The steward of this ship wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean escaped on a boat and stayed on it for four and a half months!
Other fantastic records
People can achieve far greater results than what is considered the norm, and sometimes an incredible achievement. It's all about our brain, which on a subconscious level indicates a person to his limit. Such a mechanism, of course, benefits our body. However, understanding how such a system works, we can achieve much greater success in the area in which we decided to develop.
Not to list all the records showing that human capabilities are incredibly great. Such achievements have been made in sports, including in the field of power loads. There are also people who can not breathe for a very long time. Extraordinary abilities testify to the widest possibilities and prospects.
The fact that a person's potential is greater than he thinks is shown by one category of people, which many, unfortunately, do not treat with due respect. These are people with disabilities. How do such individuals confirm that the human body has great potential?
The manifestation of the strongqualities
Many people with disabilities are worthy role models in how to pursue their goals and not give up despite great obstacles. The development of a person in such difficult conditions not only gives its results, but also tempers the character. So, among the disabled there is a huge number of excellent writers, poets, artists, musicians, athletes, and so on. All these talents are largely the result of heredity, but it is the character that people with certain characteristics show that makes them professionals in their field.
History knows many great people who have achieved success in various fields of activity, although they were sometimes considered inferior. Here is just one example. Polina Gorenstein was a ballerina. After she fell ill with encephalitis, she became paralyzed. The woman lost her sight. Despite all the troubles that arose in connection with a serious illness, the woman began to engage in artistic modeling. As a result, her few works are still among the exhibits of the Tretyakov Gallery.
Where is the limit?
We can reasonably believe that our possibilities are truly limitless, both physically and mentally. Therefore, the level of development at which a person is at a given moment in time depends solely on his desire and efforts. It is important to strive for excellence at all costs, despite the obstacles that arise.
