Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Doing all your Best Is probably not Good Enough

Doing all your  Best Is probably not Good Enough

Now that the dust has settled after the Commonwealth Video games ( a meet regarding a select organization of countries) and the athletes are warding off to bigger matters, I hope we will be spared from hearing the time period 'PB' (as in, Confidential Best). It's usually used by athletes who've did not win their event and, therefore, account for their performance by declaring that they did a PB. And the lounge-chair specialists look to accept that, a minimum of, the athlete tried his or her best. We confuse doing one's best and doing what is required to gain the desired effect. And there may be a change. Our aim, surely, should be to do what is required. how to get fair and glowing skin naturally at home

Despite what we're told through parents, teachers, and coaches, doing all of your best may not be good enough.

We love quoting the late and great Vince Lombardi: 'Winning is not a someday thing; it's an forever thing. You don't win once in a while; you do not do matters right once in a while; you do them right all of the time. Winning is a habit. Sadly, so is losing.' Yet we're prepared to simply accept a cop-out, as long as it is a PB.

The desire to live a longer, bigger life also applies here. We all know that the 5Fs - Food, Fitness , Friendships, Destiny, and Finances - are the way to adding years to life and life to years. And doing one's best to eat the correct foods or getting one's finances so as perhaps admirable, but these tries might not deliver the specified outcome. We must do what's essential - eat the correct foods in the correct number, and so on. I might be doing my best to exercise daily, but if I'm not doing it, certainly I am unable to count my non-participation as acceptable? The right kind of motion is essential.

'Doing your best', has become cliche. So, whilst our time arrives, asserting we have done our best to live a long and natural and organic life can sound OK. What we need in an effort to say, notwithstanding, is that I did what was required that enabled me to live longer, better.

There may not be an excellent (or any) difference between doing your best and doing what is essential. Usain Bolt does what's essential to win his heats: it's usually in the finals that he extends himself - performs hiis best, even. Focus on doing what is essential and the results will take care of themselves.

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