Moving Toward Your Best Self
Have you ever said or thought to yourself, “I need to wait for the perfect time to do this?” The questions are these, “When is the perfect time?” “How will you recognize the perfect time?” “Who does it need to be the perfect time for?” “How many opportunities for a perfect moment pass you by when you are waiting for the perfect moment?”
#Time is seldom perfect. When is the perfect time to have a child? When is the perfect time to get an advanced degree? When is the perfect time to go on vacation? When is the perfect time to ask your boss for a raise? When is the perfect time to buy a new car? We’d like to suggest that the “perfect time” does not exist. It is a figment of our imagination. While we certainly can prepare for things, without execution, we’ll never really know if the plan was perfect. You can always find reasons to postpone and put off, but when you get your mindset right, you will be less likely to do this. Know as a fact, things aren’t perfect but we have the capacity to learn and improve. Consider the laundry detergent “Tide”. There are many iterations of “Tide” and each one has something new and different added to the product to make it more perfect. Our plans work in the same way—they are iterative, so get started!
#Effort matters, but you will not always be successful. You have to know that there is value in the practice of putting your best effort forward. It helps you to build “doing your best” a habit. Sometimes there are simply things out of your control. For example, on March 12, 2020 it might have seemed to be the perfect time to open a new restaurant, but on March 13, 2020 when many states ordered the first COVID 19 Shutdown, you might have been having second thoughts. Timing was not on your side. However, if you become defeated and literally and figuratively throw in the towel, you may miss a future opportunity that would be more successful. When you put out effort you will learn and as you learn you will grow. Your mind will help you stay strong and continue giving 100% effort if you understand that perceived or financial success is not always the end result of effort.
Have you noticed how some people appear to be so very #busy yet they don’t seem to achieve #results? I worked with a person who was a school administrator who arrived early and left late. Each day she shuffled the papers on her desk, and in fits and start was constantly busy. The challenge was that she never completed anything until after the deadline, and then only under duress. She talked about being busy, yet she was not productive. It is important for us to remember that busy and results are not synonyms. If we want to recognize our best self we need to do so with integrity, positive intent, a set of skills, and clarity around the results we wish to achieve. In this way, we will continue to be learning in an iterative process and each day becoming more and more a self-actualized being.
At URx, we believe you have this capacity and we’re here to support.