Always Do Your Best

Hey readers, back again with another training session. Today I wanted to talk about something I’ve learned from one of my favorite books called “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. In the book, there are four principles that are listed and today I wanted to talk about one of them. That agreement is “Always doing your best” and I want to talk about this one because it is something that everyone can do. Doing your best is important because you’re giving something your all and that is the only thing you can do.

It is important to know that you might not always feel your absolute best that day due to factors that could be completely out of your control. For example, if you have a presentation and you have a sore throat, it would be pretty difficult to give your best presentation. However you can still do your best even with that sore throat. If you’re operating at 80% capacity, still give 100% of that 80% capacity, leave no stone unturned. Additionally your best can get better over time as well with deliberate practice. What was once your 100% is now your 40% and now you have a new 100%. Many performers can attest to that, what was once a performance they really wanted at one point is now subpar at this new level they’re at.

With anything that you do, doing your best can be difficult at times because you want to protect yourself from disappointment. Some people resort to not doing their best so they can have an excuse as to why they weren’t able to do something well. Doing your best and coming up short is a hard pill to swallow but it is much better than not doing your best and still coming up short. The liberating part of all this is that many people do not care about your own performance as much as you do. Remember, the experts that you see today were once beginners and failed many times in their pursuit of excellence. In order to get better at your craft, repetition and practice is the main way to go. With practice failure will come but make sure you’re constantly putting your best foot forward. To conclude, always do your best and even when your best looks different, still do your best. Control your efforts and let the chips fall where they land.

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Until Next Time,

E. Ibadin