Many times we...

Compare our "worst" to everyone's "best".

We just want to see how we stack up against the competition, nothing
wrong with that.

But in doing so, we sometimes set ourselves up for failure, if we don't
think
about all the things we are good at.

We can't be good at everything and there are many people that are
smarter, stronger, faster, and healthier, but it doesn't mean that we
don't have just as many good things about us, as all the rest.

So when we size ourselves up to others, we just need to stay mindful of
the qualities we possess, in order to keep things in perspective.

Yours in "Remembering what we're good at" - Coach

For some reason, Jim Biggs,

Just knew he was going to have a bad time at his favorite restaurant...sure enough, he was right.

They were playing the music he didn't like, the table was dirty, the
service was terrible, and the food didn't taste as good as usual.

For some reason, a couple weeks later, he wanted to go back...he just
felt like he would really enjoy his favorite restaurant...and he was
right, again.

They were playing the music he hadn't heard in a long time, and it
reminded him of his youth, he didn't really notice if the table was
clean or not, as he focused on the beautiful single yellow rose placed
perfectly in the middle. The service was no better than before, but the
anticipation of his favorite meal overtook his attention...and the food
was the best he's tasted in a very long time.

Yours in "Do Preconceptions affect Experiences?" - Coach

Where will you leave...

Or have left...Your Footprint in History?

Have you already done your best? Or is the best yet to come?

Even if we think we have done our best, we may just be able to top our
past accomplishments, even if we think it could never be outdone. It's
OK to attempt higher, as we will still have our original accomplishment
to softly fall back on, if we miss.

We never really know when our great footprint is made...but we do
know that there is always someone bigger, faster, and smarter...and
who's to say that "someone" isn't you?

Yours in "Reaching" - Coach

In setting up our...

Deal, we want the best, so we usually set up our structure to reap the
best outcome, whether it be in our personal lives or business.

"The best last year, was last years best".

In understanding this important concept, we must take some time out to
re-structure what needs to be re-structured within our lives and
business.

After all, if we want the best outcome for our future, we must not rely
on what worked in the past.

Yours in "Re-invent" - Coach

Top of the line...

Is always the best.

How would we like to have our vacation be top of the line?

How would it be to dine out and be told that our main course is all
made out of top of the line ingredients, made by top of the line Chefs,
in a top of the line kitchen?

If it were up to us - I'm pretty sure we would like it a whole lot
better than to have it be ordinary or ho-hum.

So if we give what we have, and make it top of the line, we can be
pretty sure that there would be a long line, just waiting for our...top
of the line.

Yours in "Giving our Best" - Coach

The long journey towards...

The middle...that's where most of us end up.

Not the best, and not the worst - Average - which is the best of the
worst, and the worst of the best.

The middle, the normal - like everyone else.

The ones who end up in the middle follow the rest of the pack, the herd
mentality - Safe - no glory, but no defeat either - and taking the path
of least resistance will always get us there.

Now that we know who gets to the middle, why, and how to get there, we
can choose if it's the place for us.

If it is - that's OK - some like to play it safe and like to be
average...but for those of us that don't, we now know what to do...to
be different.

Yours in Choice - Coach

We must be careful, not to...

Chase that shiny lure...because shiny lures are for catching fish.

We need to be objective in the things we go after.

There are many things and even many people that are "shiny" on the
outside, but it's just for show and attraction, and not something to
chase.

Don't get me wrong...there are many beautiful things that are all
around us, especially in nature, and it is those things that we can
admire and take in - just not go after.

So in life, we should always know what we are going after, and be
focused, and we need to see beyond the glitz and see the real deal,
or we may just get hooked on that which is not the best for us.

Yours in "Focus" - Coach

Sometimes our "best friend"...

Can be our best friend.

In living life, we can get consumed or even have our blinders on, in
certain situations or with the direction were are attempting to
go...simply because we are part of our deal, which makes our decisions
subjective.

A best friend is a good resource to help us along the way, not only
because they know you, and have your back, but because they are also
"outside" your life and can be objective about your deal.

We may not feel that we need advice is certain situations or in
direction, but a best friend can give you suggestions.

Yours in "Best Friends" - Coach