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85. Why Hitting Your Goals Never Feels Like Enough
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- Visionary's Pursuit
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- May 20, 2026
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Summary
May 18th - 30th, join me for my free daily mini-workshop series on essentialism and how to think about your calendar. If you can't make it live, you can still enroll through May 22nd to receive all recordings and PDFs. Link to save your seat below: https://www.carozuleta.com/10x Episode Summary I've been fascinated by the idea of potential since my late teens. For me, it has always been motivating, a possibility of what I could learn, develop, and become. But over the years, talking with friends and clients, I've heard a very different version of that word. Many people grew up hearing "you're wasting your potential," and they reference it as proof that who they are right now isn't enough. In this episode, I want to reset that. I talk about why potential should come from desire rather than lack, why we get to choose which potential we develop instead of treating it as an obligation, and why some of our potential will go undeveloped and that's perfectly okay. I draw on the concept of the gap and the gain from 10X Is Easier Than 2X and share a story about an ultra-high achieving client who almost abandoned her vision two weeks in because of the way she was looking at her goals. Be sure to tune in, this one is a goodie. Key Takeaways Potential is a possibility, not a finish line. There will always be more we could learn or achieve, and that fact doesn't mean where we are today is wrong or that we are not good enough The potential worth developing comes from desire, from what genuinely excites and matters to you, rather than from a place of lack or what others think you should be doing with your natural abilities The gap and the gain describe two ways of measuring progress. Focusing on the gap, on how far you still are from the vision, breeds anxiety and a se…