TELL YOURSELF: I know I did my best so I have no regrets

bygifted76

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7 years ago

Depending on your mood your "best" can change from one moment to the next. As you build better habits, your best will become better than it used to be.

Doing your best is taking the action you take because you love it, not because you're expecting a reward. But most people do exactly the opposite. They only take action when expecting a reward, and thus don't enjoy the action. Especially if there is no reward or if the reward isn't received immediately. The reality is a post I shared a month ago on my social media can bring me a sell at any given time and I have no real way of knowing when I will be rewarded for promoting or advertising. So try not to think of the reward but if that's too difficult then remind yourself that you have no control of the when, just the what. "Life will give you WHAT (you believe) you want but not WHEN you want. It says Ask and Ye shall receive but it doesn't say when. So have faith in yourself and understand that you are the reward, the true gift.

Always do your best, not doing your best and knowing that you aren't giving your best may subject you to frustrations, self-judgment, guilt and regrets. When you do your best you not only learn to accept yourself but also appreciate yourself a bit more. It doesn't mean you'll succeed at everything, but you will be glad you tried, fail or not. The key is being aware and not just learning from your mistakes but learning how to avoid repeating them. Learning from your mistakes simply means you practice, look honestly at the results, adjust and keep practicing. I like to tell myself "I can, I will, I must, I will adapt, I will adjust and when it's all too much it's still not enough". Understand that it will be tough at times. That's why you often hear people tell you "you have to love it, you have to be passionate about it". It's the love and passion for it that pushes you those days you don't want to do it. Because we all have those days.

Stay true to you. Say no when you want to say no and yes when you want to say yes. Never say no to yourself let others say no to you. Don't assume a no and mess up your own opportunity because you thought this or you thought that, always confirm. Canceling yourself out helps no one, least of all you. If you only spoke what was on your mind at that office meeting, but you thought it was a stupid idea so you said nothing thinking the rest of the people in the office would think you were crazy. Before radio people thought it was a crazy idea to sit and listen to a broadcast in front of a box, just as they accepted it TV came around and they really thought that was a crazy idea. Electricity, the telephone, even the concept of some of these ideas in itself are crazy. Some of you reading this may find that hard to believe since TV is such the norm now but Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerburg all called crazy for their ideas. I remember when the microwave came out and my mother would not allow one in her house. Now she uses the microwave more than me. Still can't get her to do more than just make a facetime call with her iphone though.

If you always do your best there is no way you can judge yourself. And if you don't judge yourself there is no way you are going to suffer from guilt, blame and self-punishment.