Being the Best of Who You Can Be

The word best is relative. Some people think that they become better people when they’ve climbed the ladder of success and reached the top, sometimes by stamping on other people as they climb. Some, on the other hand, believe that a happy family life will make them the best that they can be. The word is actually dependent on your aspirations in life and can be very subjective. (Whilst not the subject of this article, true success is actually defined by Spirit, not our own opinion – I will write more about this in due course, but for now, think about the logic of what I have said). Admittedly, we all have different goals, and some of these goals may be harder to attain than the others.

Whatever our dreams are, we have to know that we only get better when we become stronger. Becoming better, whether physically, spiritually, or mentally, will, in turn, all depend on how we are as a person.

To start with, we have to learn to accept who we are and what our limitations are. We all have different talents and we need to know what our niche in life is so we can work on it. Our life’s experiences have shaped who we’ve become, and because we have different experiences, we all have unique talents, experience and abilities. Someone who grew up in squalor may say that they have become more street-smart, another person may comment on his business abilities, and a mother may say that she is quite adept at balancing her time at work and with her family. Whatever it is, we’ve learned to cope with life because we simply had to. And in our efforts to meet all the demands placed on us, we had to learn the ways in which we can meet the expectations that others have of us.

The problem is that many people don’t want to accept who they are and what they have become. They sometimes let their past affect them, as if they were ashamed of the very thing that helped them become the person that they are. Living in shame is not a way to becoming our ultimate selves. If we do, we will spend our lives trying to hide our true nature. That’s simply no way to live!

We must know that there are just things we cannot change. These things should teach us to be proud of whom we are. After all, when we go through great misery, we can come out of it filled with wisdom. We must share our story, because at least we can say that we had it in us to succeed despite the things that happened to us. We should be proudest of some of the things that we were once ashamed of. I assure you, people will see us with respect. They will know us as a person who can do it. This is the greatest gift we can share and we will be seen as authentic, because we will be.

Take a look at the world around you and learn about the most truly successful and genuine individuals out there. You’ll soon discover that many of them were once selfish individuals. They’ve become who they are because they learned from their mistakes, and they shared these mistakes with people so that others may learn from it. They’ve become the unselfish gurus who thirst to give guidance to those who want to become as successful as they are. Some have earned the respect of large numbers of people, and we all could be like them if we learn to accept our mistakes and share our talents with those who need it.

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. Albert Einstein

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1. Being Productive Despite Your Workload
2. The Power of Confidence
3. The Need for Self-Confidence
4. Living with Hope
5. Dealing with difficult people who bring us down.