Beyond Potential

Lubna Samara is a leadership coach and healer who was originally a mathematician, and at a certain point she realised that her subtle faculties of perception were opening, which led her to change of direction. Although this book is designed as a complete well-being guide to boost performance and success at work, it is equally about fulfilment of one’s purpose in life through enhancing one’s capacity for attaining calm, emotional sovereignty, confidence, clarity and authenticity. The author is right that we have to nourish and strengthen every part of our being – body, heart, mind, and spirit - in order to maximise personal growth and resilience; this involves an inner journey and a refinement in order to achieve alignment with the higher self. Accompanied by a downloadable workbook, the content is structured into four quadrants, with the fifth quadrant as the higher self (p. 20). It is interesting to note that leading edge businesses are paying more attention to spiritual elements like values, purpose, connectedness, and inclusivity, ‘and integrating these into the work structure and the organisation’s procedures.’ (p. 29) At the same time, there is growing interest in subtle energy and healing.

The various chapters dealing with different levels are clearly structured with practical guidance, also with the respect to personal psychology, such as the role of expectations in a potentially self-fulfilling loop (p. 65); also the nature of the law of attraction in relation to developing positivity. Brian Tracy pointed out that the mind cannot visualise a negative, so it is important to formulate a clear and positive vision. Emotional intelligence includes empathy as well as sovereignty, and here there is guidance on transcending self-sabotaging behaviour and the importance of a growth mindset as well as an internal locus of control. Mental sovereignty involves discarding limiting and empowering beliefs, partly through accessing the higher self. We can also work to improve our focus and communication skills, then our values impact every part of our lives while grounded in our life purpose emanating intuitively from the higher self. Finally, our quest is framed within the hero’s journey of transformation, which we are invited to write – with an inspiring example from Nelson Mandela. This inspiring and empowering book provides a detailed roadmap for personal and professional transformation while tapping our deeper sense of purpose. Lubna will be sharing some insights on our webinar platform during 2025.