Always Do Your Best
SYED MAHMOOD NAQVI Vice President | MB Enterprises
We have all heard, “Always do your best.” Whether it came
personal energy. But doing less than your best leaves you
from our parents or a teacher doing our best has always been
with guilt and regret.
a challenge throughout our lives. But what does doing your best really mean? And is it even possible to always do your
Investing all your energy into the moment and away from
best?
thinking about how the moment could be better is a practice
'Do Your Best, and God Will Do the Rest'
that will improve all areas of your life. If you always invest all your energy you have into conscious
Trying your best is always a great way to encourage and
life and away from the unconscious mind then you will always
motivate people but it is also very helpful to yourself.
be doing your best. Don’t fear that you won’t do as well as you want or you will succumb to those fears.
The point is, that you just have to live each and every moment with the intention of giving your all to the present, whatever
By staying in the moment and becoming fully present your
that entails. You can’t do your best if you are worried that you
mind begins to fear the future and harp on the past less and
could be doing better, otherwise you are no different than a
less. You become less dependent on external validation. You
dog chasing its tail!
spend less time setting expectations and more time actually doing the things that will lead you towards achieving your
Doing your best is not about meeting expectations or achieve-
goals.
ments. It isn’t about success or failure, It is about putting all your energy into whatever life situation you are currently
When you always do your best, you will be amazed by the
experiencing.
results. It is a program for living that progresses the more you work it.
Your best doesn’t mean trying to do more than you’re capable of in the moment. Doing more than your best depletes your
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