Synthesis and The Four Agreements– Always Do Your Best

If you commit to always do your best, regardless of the circumstances and regardless of what it is you are doing, you will never have to regret anything you do and you don’t have to get down on yourself. As I always say to my clients when discussing the importance of self esteem, and not caring what other people think, “Just be your best you at all times, whatever that is, live according to your core values, and the rest takes care of itself.” When you live this way, you naturally attract experiences and people who will resonate with you— your tribe— and I promise that you will get plenty of love and validation, which is, in my opinion the single biggest desire/need of all human beings. 

It’s important to remember that your best will not always be the same; some days you will feel better, sharper, smarter, more energized, more graceful, more motivated and simply more able than others. And no one, not one of us, is capable of feeling great all the time; we all have off days where you just feel like poop, so let it be okay. 

Another issue worth mentioning I think is that you cannot, ever, ever be perfect. So when you think about always doing your best, and if you tend to call yourself a perfectionist, it’s time to let that go. Perfectionists unwittingly set themselves up for disappointment and ultimately failure because as human beings we are inherently imperfect. The irony of our human existence is that we are by nature the perfect energy of spirit living in a physical body and in a physical space time plane that creates certain limitations, imperfections in our existence.  It is this very dynamic that creates the opportunity to learn, evolve and grow throughout our lifetimes. So while you cannot be perfect, you can certainly be excellent! And I love helping perfectionists become “excellentists” (my word). Excellentists can and usually do live a very powerful and fulfilling life, making the very best use of their aptitudes, skills and talents.