How does Aristotle's idea of telos or entelechy prevent somebody to think that “You can be whoever you wanted to be”, a rugged notion of individualism that is prevalent today?

Answer and Explanation:

Aristotle's entelechy states that we can only be what we have a modicum of potential, that is, we cannot be anything we want, but we need to have potential, a certain talent and ability to be, or do what we want. This concept reinforces the idea that we will often want to be or do something that we have no potential, in which case, we will be frustrated because we will not be able to achieve this goal. However, when we want to be something or do something that we have a potential, even if that potential is low, we will be able to do it, because we will work on that potential until we reach our goal.