What is your purpose? Take a moment to think. Have you come up with anything yet? How specific or definite is your purpose? What motivates you? You may have an answer, you may not have any idea at all, or you may be somewhere in between. Whether you know it or not, everyone has a purpose. Likewise, many people have goals, wishes, and desires to fulfill. Some are very achievable, some achievable with a lot of work in the right direction, and others unrealistic without the right set of tools. The purpose of this short guide is to help you realize your potential and maximize it with relentless pursuit. Becoming the best version of yourself is a beautiful struggle. You must find your definite purpose, but you must also find your balance. By these means, you can be constantly improving while keeping your sanity. After all, you’re only really competing with yourself. So what is realizing and maximizing potential? This book will reveal the true meaning and allow you to develop your own unique toolbox for self-improvement. In short terms, realizing your potential is a combination of confidence, empowerment, and awareness. Realizing your potential is the ability to understand how great you can be and that for the most part, you are in control. Every human has unlimited potential, the only restriction is time. If everyday you are constantly becoming a better person in some aspect, then you are living your best life. Maximizing your potential is the actual action taken to efficiently improve everyday. To maximize potential is to close the gap between where you are today and where you want to be tomorrow. Remember this quote from Abraham Lincoln as you read forward, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Take the following principles to heart and exercise them daily so that you may have the proper tools to realize and maximize your individual potential. Throughout this book, we will provide you with outside research and examples, alongside personal insight in hopes to relate to the audience. Before inserting personal examples and thoughts, the section header will indicate the name of the author who is reflecting on a particular topic. Enjoy.