Wasted Potential and Mediocrity

“Wasted potential” refers to a situation in which someone possesses innate abilities or skills but fails to fully develop them to their fullest extent. My team leader in the office once wrote me a note that said “you have so much potential”. All my life I’ve been told I have so much potential. I thought potential only existed when I was a kid. Because now living my adult life, those potentials are supposed to turn into skills already, right?When I was a kid, I knew I had so much potential. I always got the 1st rank in elementary school. I was really good at drawing, I taught myself how to play a guitar, I loved public speaking championships. But never would’ve thought as I grew up and being a 23 year old woman, those potentials are still a potential, or worse…wasted.

I tried to be ignorant and careless for a second but sometimes, looking at all my colleagues and friends climbing the ladder of success while I’m still stuck in the same place, hurts. Thinking about how I could have achieved much more than what I have now, if I made different choices or put in more effort.What hurts more is, not only in my career or educational field did I waste my potential. In my personal life, I also faced similar struggles. I avoided pursuing my hobbies or passions, with lack of time or energy as an excuse. Relationships faded away as I failed to invest the effort needed to nurture them. And I always ended up regretting not taking more effort in nurturing the relationships I built in my life or in the struggles I am currently facing at that time.

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