If potential means our capacity to learn and adapt, then it must be innate. We're born with it. As adults, it fuels our search for meaningful work that's valued by those who depend on us to do it well. 

Even very talented folk can lose sight of it though. Faced with complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity, we sometimes inhibit our capacity to be open, listen, disagree agreeably, get to the root of problems, innovate, and make decisions we can believe in.

Restoring these adaptive qualities happens via insightful self-talk and team talk. Conversations are the only route to stronger, better relationships in which wellbeing and great performance flourish. 

What I do is help people surface latent potential by paying close attention to the impact self-talk and team talk has on their ability to do things well.