Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be.
Leadership is communicating people's worth and potential so clearly that they come to see it themselves.
We can have more than we've got because we can become more than we are.
The distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers
Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.
The key to greatness is to look for people's potential and spend time developing it.
You are an uncut gemstone of priceless value. Cut and polish your potential with knowledge, skills and service and you will be in great demand throughout your life.
To reach your potential you must grow. And to grow, you must be highly intentional about it.
Anyone can grow into something beautiful.
Few of us are as good as we think we are; none of us are as good as we can be.
There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN do, instead of what he cannot do.
The world is always reinventing itself, and so should you. I used to say, 'I haven't started yet.' Sadly, most people don't develop their potential.
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.
Kids can be born with potential but unless it's encouraged - pushed, even - I don't think it will ever come to fruition.
It is by extending oneself, by exercising some capacity previously unused that you come to a better knowledge of your own potential.
Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child who is properly trained can develop musical ability just as all children develop the ability to speak their mother tongue. The potential of every child is unlimited.
Don't worry about how inexperienced you are or think you are, but think about what, with the Lord's help, you can become.
I do think I have a thing or two to improve myself although it is difficult to reach your full potential at an average team.
The right man applauds your potential, he doesn't stifle it.
All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise.
You start developing a championship attitude by, first of all, telling kids that they are really good and that they have the potential to become better.
I think I can improve a lot. I think I can get a lot better. I feel like there's much, much more I can do.
It is not always people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.
The role of education is to interest the child profoundly in an external activity to which he will give all his potential
I've found that nurturing untapped potential is far more exhilarating than finding someone who has already peaked.
