Motivation Chrispen Muyeche: Get off your false comfort seat Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:05
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” — Goethe There is so much potential that is lying dormant, parked and unused in so many people. I know that this column is read by people of different life circumstances — some wealthy, some rich, some getting there and others, well, lying dormant and waiting for a better day to begin their course to greatness.
But today I write for those readers who are inactive and dormant and trying to get into the battle towards greatness. I particularly dedicate this week’s piece to them. I am not going to be too kind, smooth talking and too persuasive as I try to convince you into standing up and marching forth, but rather I am going to apply a bit of hard love on you, kick you off your parking spot and prescribe you to the jumpers. It is high time we jumpstart your course to greatness.
Potential dormant force There is a force in science that is known as potential force. I am more of a business person, but I have my fair share of knowledge in the sciences, or at least have the wisdom to research on subjects such as these.
Where my credentials may be put to question, I have a gang of scientists more proficient and willing to define some of these terms for me. The website Wisegeek defines potential force as the stored energy of position. It can be thought of as energy that is “stored” by any physical system. It is called potential because in its current form, it is not doing any work or causing any change in its surroundings. It does, however, have the potential to be converted to different forms of
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