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Cultivating Human Potential

1/14/2021

4 Comments

 
Jan. 29,2021
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What if I start sharing a personal example of why I don’t swim, while I’m clear that to me swimming is one of the most enjoyable sport/physical activity! This is a question that comes up for me at least a couple of times a week!


When I was around 4 or 5 years old, one day during fall season, I was playing with my brother and his friend at our house. We had a small but rather deep pool at our house. The game was that, while one person gets blind folded, others would instruct him/her to go to the right, left, straight, backward or stop, of course just as a fun game. It was my turn to be blind folded and I was instructed to go to the left and further left and I was suddenly in the pool! of course I didn’t know how to swim then, which was very natural thing for a child like me, 65 years ago! This is what I clearly remember, but I am not sure what really happened when I was pulled out by someone, may be our house keeper, while my brother was angrily chasing his friend who just played the game and gave the instructions as he was supposed to!


I have never known and learned how to swim! That was and is “my reality’. In fact I have never asked myself about my limitation in swimming until couple of decades ago. I didn’t even see this event as the probable cause of my fear of swimming!


I am now much more aware and present to my other fears in life and their immense impact on my potential to be extraordinary! And yes, I have since learned and practiced many strategies around my fears and managed to be very successful member of society and community I live in!


What about you, do you have stories like mine to justify not being the artist that you are who everyone enjoys your artistic expression, the athlete that you are, who everyone follows as a role model, or the scientist that you are with the great sense of exploring and discovering many unknown areas of your life and the life of your fellow human beings?



Let’s begin the journey of exploring and cultivating human potential!

​fred@fanaglobal.org

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The picture is a photo by the artist Gene Schiavone
4 Comments
shami Tolooie
1/31/2021 10:23:36 am

Thank you for sharing.

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shami Tolooie
2/7/2021 10:08:06 am

Wikipedia is my favorite starting point to search for answers. Among all kinds of information about science, nature, culture, history, etc., it is filled with biography of scientists, artists, politicians, writers, sports medal winners, performers, … and all achievements of humankind.
I opened Wikipedia and search for “Fastest Pianist”. I got no results. Searched for “Best President”… got no results. Searched for “most brave slave”… nothing. “world war II heroes”… still got no results.
Then I asked myself “Isn’t being the fastest piano player an achievement of a human potential that is worth to be listed?”
When Niel Armestrong stepped on the moon, and that was considered a small step for all mankind. It is gradually becoming more and more clear for me that “Human Potential” does not seem to belong to one person. It belongs to all of us. A team of trainers, latest technology and a strong will of a runner makes him the fastest human runner, pushing the edge of human limitations. But, still it will recorded that a human being could run that fast.

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shami Tolooie
2/18/2021 06:49:41 pm

Surrounded by masters …
When I look at a painting made by a child or when I see them busy creating something, I can easily see they have so much potential in their growing life. They can do anything they want to … that brings a smile to my face.
I started looking at my family, friends, and everyone around me through their potential of what they can be rather than who they are for me at this moment. That, all of the sudden changed my environment. Now I feel the richness of life by being surrounded by so many people with high capacities for creating anything. Rather than seeing what they are lacking, shortcomings, what is missing, or how they can improve, I can enjoy living among artists, scientists, and creators. That brings a smile to my face once more.

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Fred link
2/23/2021 08:49:50 pm

Cultivating Human Potential
 Cultivating Human Potential may not be achieved unless exploring Human Potential is thoroughly investigated.

 What is the human potential and more importantly, why considering human potential is important?

Many individuals and organizations have looked at Human Potential in different fields.The majority of these conversations are focused on our individual potential and how to explore and increase our potential to be more “successful” in our area of interest. Clearly, this may allow us to reach our business or individual goals. It may allow us to gain unprecedented financial objectives, or to give us the privilege of sponsoring or supporting a humanitarian cause. And, that is great! However, will that necessarily bring about a higher human potential for the global community? 

It seems to me that this only happens if I am not only inspired by this extraordinary individual example but also enrolled and subsequently engaged in pursuing my human potential in the field of my interest. Even if that happens, the question that may still remain is whether this is a global human potential or is it a great example of individual success in achieving extraordinary individual goals!

So, is it important to explore WHAT  my human potential is, or is it more exciting to further explore WHY my human potential is important to me?! 
WHY is it that  WHAT appears to be my human potential results in the betterment, exploration, and cultivation of human potential globally?

Answering WHY is where our honesty and authenticity come to play! Unless we examine the question WHY  over and over with authenticity, we may never find if working on our human potential is in order to achieve personal success or is an inquiry and intention to be the space or the context for Human Potential in Global Community.

Being the space and context for Human Potential in Global Community is what Fana Global Foundation stands for! 

Do you want to play….?

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