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Reaching Your Potential  by: Jeff Hagen In today’s pressured world, many teens are afraid to fail—and even—afraid to succeed. They don’t want to stick out, whether for good or bad. They want to be accepted, and just ‘fit in.’ This type of mentality will lead you nowhere but the path to mediocrity—and that is nothing to be proud of. As Douglas Malloch so aptly wrote: If you can't be a highway then just be a trail, If you can't be the sun be a star; It isn't by size that you win or you fail- Be the best of whatever you are! Each of us have different talents and different abilities, so don’t get me wrong—it’s not about being the best—but rather about being the best YOU can personally become. The hockey great Wayne Gretzky has said “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Think about that. If you don’t try, you have a 0% chance of success! But if you put all your heart into something, and work hard, you can and will succeed in whatever you will. And if it turns out your best wasn’t good enough—then at least you tried—and will have no regrets and no wonders of ‘what could have been.’ The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them, into the impossible. With that in mind, let me share with you what Michael Jordan has said: “I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot... and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why... I succeed.” So from one teen to another: I encourage you to do today what others won’t, to have tomorrow what others never will…And never be afraid to fail! About The Author Jeff Hagen is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of TeenQuack.com, a leading online community for teens. His vision has inspired many to do better--and is labeled as one of the most powerful teen speakers on the subject of Teen Leadership. editor@teenquack.com This article was posted on October 10, 2004   View More Videos from the "Kids and Teens" category: How to Play Stick Ball Make the Grapevine Step with a Funky Arm Cross Core - Table Arm and Leg Fair Trade Children's Clothing   Read More Articles from the "Kids and Teens" Category: Singing Tips for Kids by Wikus Meyer Giving your Kids a Cellular Child Phone by Jay Moncliff Is The World of Fiction Good for Kids... by Laura Hickey The Mystery Of The 12v Hummer – And Other Kid Cars by Clark Forbes Back to School Feng Shui by Kathryn Weber What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? by Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D. Looking for a Matchmaker? by Roy Turner If Not SEX, then what? by Charlotte Williams Decorating a Kid's Room by Joey Lewitin 5 Top Reasons Why You Must NEVER Download A Free Runescape Autominer! by Carter B. Ujupati << Back to "Kids And Teens" Index

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