You are trying not only to reach your potential but to move beyond it. If you are not in the best shape you can be, these things simply become more difficult to achieve.
Dreamers are not content with being mediocre.
Live in the precious present.
Avoid cynical and negative people like the plague. They are killers of potential.
Success is determined by your daily choices and habits
I learned quickly that motivating people would be the most important responsibility of my career.