To succeed in our professional and personal lives it is important to strive to be our best every day. Realistically, some days we will do better than other days. As long as we continue to strive to do our best, however, we will continue to improve. This means that our “best” will continue to move upward!
The key is that we strive to do our best, not someone else’s best. There will always be someone who is smarter than we are, more successful than we are, and has more than we have. That does not matter. What matters is that we improve and be the best we can be.
For me, golf is a good example. If I compared my golf game to what others do, I would have quit years ago! However, when I look at how I played several years ago, I have improved immensely! I have taken steps, such as lessons, practice, and playing more, to improve. However, I have also measured myself against myself rather than someone else.
When we can see improvement in ourselves, it gives us more confidence. Although we can use someone else’s success as an example, we should measure our progress against ourselves, rather than against someone else.
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