Perhaps it is a bit of an overgeneralization, however, my personal experience is everyone has capabilities that remain unused for most or even all of their lives.

These hidden abilities are often related to things outside our comfort zone.   That is they are not a situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress.  Just the opposite.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

The power to overcome obstacles and achieve great things is usually available to you.  Embracing and unleashing these powers which lie dormant, perhaps  even purposely buried by social and environmental constraints, can be extremely pleasurable.

It requires effort and self motivation to gain the confidence to use unfamiliar and uncomfortable skills and behaviours.  Going outside of your “go-to” behaviours is never easy.  It is however almost always satisfying.

Stretching Yourself

It can be frightening to try something new, to boldly go where no one has gone before.  Lots of things can go wrong.  There could be physical and mental anguish involved.

The benefits of expecting yourself to perform beyond expectations, are not always obvious.  This limits the motivation to do things we are not sure we can do.

Hence, as I noted a majority of us just stay in our comfort zones, safe and secure.  It may be we do not even realize we have hidden talents.  We are not motivated to seek them from within, rather to rely on others to see us through.

Sadly by not doing everything we are capable of, by self imposing unneeded constraints so much valuable and joyfull life experience can be missed.