Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Aim to be the very best at everything you do - not second best

The most marvellous thing about setting your own standards is that no one else can judge; no one else can get their sticky little finger on what, for you, is right or wrong, good or bad. Having established that you'll aim for the very best and you've set the standards of what that is, all you have to do is periodically check back to that standard to see how you are doing.

None of this has to be incredibly detailed. Failing is fine. Aiming for the second best isn't.

All you have to do is consciously think about what you are doing and then aim for that, the best. The secret is to be aware of what you are doing and have some sort of benchmark where you, and only you, monitor your performance. Make your goals, your aims simple and obviously attainable. Make sure you know what is, for you, best and second best.

Failing is fine. Aiming for second best isn't

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