Peak Performance On Your Own Terms
When I was growing up things seemed so much simpler than they are today. Life was a lot less hectic back then. The world moved at a slower pace and the things that bothered us back then paled in comparison to the issues that trouble us today. You know what I mean, don’t you?
I can remember when my good friend Tony Rondinelli was the first in town to get a cell phone. It was about the size of a brick and he had to lug around a battery pack with it that was twice that size. But today nearly everyone has a cell phone that weighs only a few ounces. Even computer notebooks and mini-notebooks can be easily carted around to give you on-the-spot access to the world (and the world on-the-spot access to you).
But modern technology is a paradox. It promises to make life simpler for us, but before you know it, it has actually added more stress and obligations to our lives because people now expect us to work faster and produce more. When more is expected of us we tend to get more and more frustrated. Life is not always easier just because of modern technology, is it?
We feel the ever-present pressure of others expecting us to be the best at what we do. I even see this in some parents that go overboard in expecting so much from their children. It’s great to challenge your children to achieve their best, but it’s all too easy to take this the extreme. As traumatic as this pressure can be for children, we adults are going through something even more troublesome. To be anything other that the world’s perception of the best is sometimes just not good enough for some people. When someone else does is better than us, we fall into despair and feel as though we have somehow failed. But this is complete and utter nonsense. We must start to break away from this ridiculous notion once and for all.
Challenge: Break Away From the Demands of Others
Today I want to challenge you to take a few steps back and break away from the competition we unwittingly impose on ourselves.
Winning is great but it isn’t everything. I want you to begin to relax again and give yourself permission to be happy with doing the best you can—that is everything! If you feel the need to compete there is only one worthy competitor out there. It is YOU! It’s OK to just honestly do your best and not worry about what others think about your results. No matter what you accomplish, it will never be enough for some people.
Peak Performance Comes From Within
Rather than always being the best in the eyes of others you should learn look within to focus on your personal peak performance. Each day brings with it a new opportunity to achieve peak performance and YOUR personal excellence. In my opinion being the best is an accolade only you can place upon yourself.
Life’s expectations can sometimes cause us to react by to pushing ourselves way too hard. We all need to stop for a moment and ask ourselves what is it that we really want to accomplish. By all means go out and achieve everything you can in life—but do it for you and on your schedule—not because of the demands of others in this high tech, speed driven modern word.
Peter Loughlin
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