Being our best is always the best option

Although there are many ways of moving through life, being our best is always the best option if we want to live our potential fully.

How we actually put that into practice is very much an individual issue. In any case, there might be elements of the following points in the process.

1) Focusing on only one thing at a time. The more concentrated effort we apply to an endeavour, the better the chances of completing it to the best of our abilities.

2) Give attention to aspects of a task which are under our control, rather than worry over factors outside our sphere of influence.

3) Work to our strengths even while we are attempting to resolve any weaknesses. In showcasing our strengths, we are demonstrating what it is to be our best.

To share your input on this ‘Being our best is always the best option’ post, please leave a comment below.

Kindest regards.

Brian.

About Brian

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.

As an Adjunct Professor at the Università Cattolica, Milan, Italy, Brian teaches an International graduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related leadership and performance matters.

Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing motivated people who wish to live their potential, in education, work or life in general.

Curious? You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.

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Plenty of room at the top

“Go the extra mile, there is plenty of room at the top”, they say. And so there is in many senses. After all, with the ‘Settle for what we have’ mentality rampant nowadays it is easy to understand how additional effort takes us beyond the majority to the minority enjoying plenty of room at the top.

How we actually define ‘the top’ requires a post in itself so we can leave that for another day. Right now, it is enough to tap into the general idea based on giving our best in all we do. With this in mind, we are able to understand the concept of there being plenty of room at the top.

Referring again to the opposite approach, ‘Settle for what we have’, many people may find supposed safety in this way of being. Standing out by living their potential could be frightening to them.

We all live according to our own values and principles. And, just because there is plenty of room at the top, it does not mean it should be the desired destination for everyone.

For those of us who are focused on living our potential this reminder or encouragement to be our best is not needed. Accordingly, I will stop now and let you enjoy the fact there is plenty of room at the top.

Kindest regards.

Brian.

About Brian

Brian Groves DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer, Coach, Trainer and Author, supplies professional and personal development to a portfolio of corporate and individual clients.

As an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, Brian teaches a postgraduate course, using four characters taken from dramatic texts as coaching clients, to examine various work-related performance matters.

Brian’s goal is to support through coaching, training and writing all who wish to live their potential, in education, work or life in general.

You can contact Brian via e-mail (brian@bgdtcoaching.com), by clicking on the icons or leaving a comment below.

Reflections

Peak Moments as Stepping Stones

A peak moment is reached when we have done our best, fulfilled our potential and experienced that euphoric mood of being on top of the world as a result of our effort. Whether the action is recognized by others or not is beyond our control, we know and that’s what counts.

Once attained, the temptation is to settle with a satisfied glow and bask in the warmth of the sensation of achievement. This behaviour is certainly understandable. After all, we’ve worked hard for our glory so why not enjoy it?

As with everything, however, success is not permanent. Each day new challenges arise requiring our attention as we work towards realizing our dreams and goals. It can be tiring to begin anew but that’s life. However, if we choose, the peak moments can help propel us forward.

Reconnecting with the achievement, perhaps with our eyes closed and our imagination fully tuned to the moment of accomplishment, we can use the tingling feeling we might be experiencing to energize us into focused thinking on the new matter to hand.

As we relive our peak moment, what do we need to do to bring about success in this fresh endeavour? The answer might surprise us; we may feel unsure about our ability to reach such heights. Yet let’s not forget we probably had similar self-doubts about the challenge we now look on as a triumph.

Repetition of success is certainly not guaranteed; we still need to put in the hard work, but the taste of victory is no longer unknown to us. Winning once means we have it in us to win again.

The task before us may well be daunting; the game has gotten bigger. Accordingly, if we stand tall, remember we can bring our full potential into our efforts and use our peak moments as stepping stones, we can enjoy the opportunity to be our best again.

As Brian Tracy said: “Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.”

Have a great week.

Brian.
www.bgdtcoaching.com

Reflections

Winners and … Winners

“Perfect, unparalleled, supreme, exclusive, unmatched, the best ever.” Reducing everything to a competition seems to be an option many choose to take up. “With this product you will be the envy of your friends,” “Use this and watch success leap into your life”…

We are all encouraged to make decisions based on how we can ‘get ahead’ of others. Comparative advertising is a technique much liked by those charged with ‘moving’ the greatest number possible of a variety of goods.

And why not, it works — just think about the recent boom in storage rental and the common desire to get rid of all the clutter we seem to have accumulated over the years.

In sport, winners need losers. Business is built on profit, although as we have seen recently ‘competing regardless of the rules’ ultimately leads to losses for many.

But what about more personal matters? If someone learns to read at fifty isn’t that a victory? Or the patient who through determination and self-belief manages to walk with crutches even if doctors say it’s a hopeless case? Sometimes just getting through the day is itself a victory, no?

We all win on a daily basis, and from the perspective of our own situation these victories can change our lives. Being better than someone else is not the criteria here, it’s a question of being our best. Living up to our potential makes us all winners.

Right now if you were to list your victories for today what would you write? Let your mind fly, your wins are there even if possibly disguised as daily chores and routine tasks.

Set down on paper, what are they saying about you, your potential, and your goals? Remember, this is not a competition, your victories are important. Whatever they are, you have accomplished them and hopefully they will enrich your life from now on.

If you would like to share your victories, I’d love to hear from you. In the meantime, thanks for reading this.

Brian.
www.bgdtcoaching.com