
Practicing Courage #39: Rethinking the timeless advice to 'always do your best'
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Always do your best.
When I was growing up I heard that a lot.
"Just do your best."
"Leave it all on the field."
Or some similar version of that message.
It seemed like a generally positive and empowering message.
An invitation to show up fully and give it my all.
I was on board.
But what I didn’t realize was that this message was incomplete.
It was missing an important piece.
Today we'll explore what was missing.
The piece, that when leveraged, makes this a much more potent practice.
Thank you for your practice today.
I look forward to continuing together next Thursday!
-Joshua
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