I read a quote this morning by Steven Covey [you know- the author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People] and the last line of it REALLY REALLY struck me. Here’s the quote:
“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage – pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically – to say ‘no’ to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger ‘yes’ burning inside. The enemy of the ‘best’ is often the ‘good.’ “
I read the last line over and over: The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.” and realized how absolutely true it is. I can’t tell you how many times I have encountered people who are satisfied with being just “good.” They have come to terms with the (false) belief that they can’t feel their “best”, so they convince themselves that settling for the “good” is okay. This kind of defeatist attitude is more prevalent than you’d first guess. Take a minute and think about how many people you encounter that respond to the question “How are you today” with “I’m excellent” or “I feel fabulous” or even “Best I’ve felt in years” 9 times out of 10. Not many!!!! Okay, okay it might be a bit cheesy to respond like that but you know what I mean. Most people have an automatic hum-drum response that indicates they aren’t great but that “good enough” will do.
WAY too many people are okay with being less than their best. WAY too many people are okay with just getting by and being good enough. WAY too many people are letting days slip by that they will never get back and will never have a chance to re-live. WAY too many people will go through their entire lifetime in a dysthymic [that's the clinician in me coming out!] state; never experiencing the full sense of being happy.
This is really scary to me because if YOU don’t believe that you can be your best, how can you expect anyone else to truly believe it?! I’m not saying you need to wake up every day and have your BEST workout or get a PR. You don’t need to eat absolutely 100% clean each and every single day. You definitely do not need to go through life mistake and worry free. $h!t happens, I sure know that; we are all human and nobody can be their BEST every day. But we all have to try & reach to FEEL our best every day when we get out of bed. Waking up and starting anew with a positive mental attitude is what separates the champions from the people who never see the play-offs. Having the skill to do something is half the battle, but having the focus, drive & mental determination is what makes goals happen. Believing that you CAN achieve what you want is going to keep you in the game long after your body thinks its time to give up.
Have you been settling for being “good”?? Or are you someone who is after being the BEST you can be every day?? As we say here at Lucky13Fitness: To BE your best, you gotta BRING your best!!!
Have an AWESOME Friday, everyone!
“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage – pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically – to say ‘no’ to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger ‘yes’ burning inside. The enemy of the ‘best’ is often the ‘good.’ “
I read the last line over and over: The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.” and realized how absolutely true it is. I can’t tell you how many times I have encountered people who are satisfied with being just “good.” They have come to terms with the (false) belief that they can’t feel their “best”, so they convince themselves that settling for the “good” is okay. This kind of defeatist attitude is more prevalent than you’d first guess. Take a minute and think about how many people you encounter that respond to the question “How are you today” with “I’m excellent” or “I feel fabulous” or even “Best I’ve felt in years” 9 times out of 10. Not many!!!! Okay, okay it might be a bit cheesy to respond like that but you know what I mean. Most people have an automatic hum-drum response that indicates they aren’t great but that “good enough” will do.
WAY too many people are okay with being less than their best. WAY too many people are okay with just getting by and being good enough. WAY too many people are letting days slip by that they will never get back and will never have a chance to re-live. WAY too many people will go through their entire lifetime in a dysthymic [that's the clinician in me coming out!] state; never experiencing the full sense of being happy.
This is really scary to me because if YOU don’t believe that you can be your best, how can you expect anyone else to truly believe it?! I’m not saying you need to wake up every day and have your BEST workout or get a PR. You don’t need to eat absolutely 100% clean each and every single day. You definitely do not need to go through life mistake and worry free. $h!t happens, I sure know that; we are all human and nobody can be their BEST every day. But we all have to try & reach to FEEL our best every day when we get out of bed. Waking up and starting anew with a positive mental attitude is what separates the champions from the people who never see the play-offs. Having the skill to do something is half the battle, but having the focus, drive & mental determination is what makes goals happen. Believing that you CAN achieve what you want is going to keep you in the game long after your body thinks its time to give up.
Have you been settling for being “good”?? Or are you someone who is after being the BEST you can be every day?? As we say here at Lucky13Fitness: To BE your best, you gotta BRING your best!!!
Have an AWESOME Friday, everyone!
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