Is Your BEST VERSION Now In The Rear-view Mirror?
Is Your BEST VERSION Now In The Rear-view Mirror? Remember the great Swiss perennial tennis champion Roger Federer? OR German Formula One champion driver Michael Schumacher? OR the purported basketball's GOAT, the late Kobe Bryant? OR the flamboyant American boxer Floyd Mayweather WHO retired undefeated after having won 15 major world title belts for more than 20 years? QUESTION: WHAT do they all have in common? YES, THEIR BEST VERSION IS NOW IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRRORπππ
YES, at some points in their lives, they were atop the world, being the BEST in their sports. BUT WHERE are they now? Probably, from time to time, they are sipping Margaritas while enjoying the breeze from the beachfront. So, WHAT's the relevance of these 'HAS BEENs' to us now? YES, we may be nothing when compared to those 'HAS BEENs' BUT let us NOT take away the credit due us as well because at some points in the past, we were likely at the PEAK OF OUR LIFE. Could be your academic PEAKS OR career PEAKS OR financial PEAKS, name it OR SUCCESSES all rolled into one, giving you the mother of all possible PEAKS in lifeπ§π§π§
BUT, not to be a 'killjoy', let us NOT embed in our subconscious minds that the BEST VERSION of ourself is always out there in the past. NO sirrrrrrs. WHO says that we DON'T have the capability to further move the goal post for us to breach our previous PEAK akin to reaching Base Camp of Mount Everest and scaling every phase till you reach that 'FINAL SUMMIT' at the seventh phase before descentπ¦π¦π¦
NOW, allow me to ask this quite confrontational question. DO YOU WANT TO BECOME YOUR BEST YOU [much better than your previous BEST VERSION]? I fervently hope that you answered a resounding YES. In fact, in case you DIDN'T answer with an all-out YES, then MAYBE you need more confidence. BTW, here's the BIG TRUTH. People WHO are the BEST have that confidence to want to become the BESTπππ
Our takeaway: Ignore that graph of PEAKS and TROUGHS. That's for presentation purposes. BUT hey, just because you PEAKED 5 or 10 or 20 years ago DOESN'T close the doors for you to breach your previous BEST VERSION [regardless if you etched that record 5 or 10 or 20 years ago. Keep SCALING UP to establish your latest BEST VERSIONπππ
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