Are You Giving A Gold Medal Performance?

Was this week your best effort? Seriously. Did you give your absolute all to the work, projects or commitments you had before you this week?

This week many of the sports I have been following like soccer, tennis and volleyball concluded their competitions. Watching the teams and individuals alike put their hearts on the line for a chance to win gold is simply inspiring to me. You know as the athlete walks out on that field or court for that gold medal opportunity it's a culmination of a lot of hard work, personal sacrifice and gritty determination. Heck just to be on that stage has to make all the effort, all the struggle and all the countless hours of preparation for that particular moment, that shot, so absolutely worth it.

Sure not everyone will walk away with gold; someone always has to lose. However its better to take your shot and give yourself the opportunity to win than to never be there at all. Pick any athlete in these Olympic games and ask them if they thought they had put themselves in the very best possible position to win. I bet without a doubt even those who lost at their particular event would say I had my chances and gave myself at least the opportunity to win. In the end that's all they could ever ask for.

So you might be thinking what in the world does this have to do with me and my work? To which I would say everything. We all have the opportunity before us to take our lives to that gold medal level every day. Through out actions, our efforts and the connections we make each of us has a chance to put in our very best performance. Some weeks we'll come out on top. Other weeks not so much. But just like an Olympic athlete, you never get that gold medal shot unless you are putting yourself squarely in a position to go and take it.

So I ask you again....

Was this week your best effort? Seriously. Did you give your absolute all to the work, projects or commitments you had before you this week?

If not, why not?

The good news is you have an entirely new week ahead of you. Don't waste it.


Ripple On!!!