Wanting Is Not Always Power
This is not what we are used to hearing, you may have thought that this is a mistake, but it is important to understand that we cannot do everything we want, that wanting is not always power.
The sooner we realize it, the sooner we will be able to adapt our goals, enhance what we have, take risks with good reason and not despair in the intent.
Why not, wanting isn’t always power , however much you want it. We try to anticipate what I can at I want, you never know what it will work. If we first think about the possibility of doing what we want, the project developed in reality could push us to pursue it.
With this sentence we don’t mean that the limits must be minimal to get what we want, but that we cannot see beyond what is in front of us.
We must accept that sometimes, even if we want something, we will not get it. Even so, we must not stop striving and believing that we have already reached the top. We must not stop surpassing ourselves or growing or setting ourselves increasingly distant goals.
Nevertheless, we must always act knowing how far I can go, to understand how far we want to go.
We have a better chance of success if we know our limits
Perhaps our greatest virtue is knowing our limits and being realistic. Unreal goals and false positivity are our worst enemies. They make us believe we can go far and we imagine a wonderful ending. But in reality what we need is to devote effort, time and motivation to what we want.
The limits are personal and non-transferable, as well as adaptable. We can always achieve more, just think of the way.
More time? Or fatigue? More work? Organization? How can we make the most of our strengths? What aspects should we dedicate ourselves to?
This work requires the motivation of “I can”, but also a personal work of knowledge of one’s work and one’s limits. If we fail to define the scope, we run the risk of failure.
When we know how to define goals and adapt them, we are in control, because we act in a realistic way. This does not mean that we should not be optimistic, but also objective. Every challenge requires a sacrifice.
Wanting is not always power: false optimism
To believe that optimism is to think that everything will always be okay is not real. Being optimistic means not always leaning towards a negative result. Continue to evaluate the options that remain. Do not anticipate all the evil that could happen, for no reason.
It means not quitting work and continuing to look for a motivation to move forward.
Optimism gives us the push, but it doesn’t get us anything. It means keeping the ON button on, but it needs our steps to achieve what we want.
This attitude gives us nothing. However, it brings the distant goal closer and makes us smile when we think we have arrived. If objective, optimism is our best ally. If not, it is our worst enemy.
If we can become aware of our limitations, we will build our possibilities. So we could face the will, but always because we act from the point of view of power.
The fairest and healthiest phrase could be: wanting is the necessary condition for being able, just as power is a fundamental condition for wanting.
