I Want to Be the Best

Tina Turner sang her song "Simply the Best" and it became a famous commercial advertisements for a truck company.  Her song stated "Your simply the best, better than all the rest, better than anyone."  I assume this was a love song written to express her feelings for a husband or boyfriend.  That is not what this post will be about.  Recently, it has hit me that in many instances I am no longer striving to the best at whatever I am doing.  I am simply trying to get through the days and get the vital tasks completed before moving on and doing other vital tasks.  My guess is that I am not alone. 

We should all desire to be the best in every area of our lives.  We all have different roles and areas of responsibility.  I have found that most people have between 6-10 roles in life that they must perform.  Are you striving to be the best in each of those areas?  For me, my roles include Husband, Father, Teacher, Coach (2 Teams), Youth Leader, Blogger and several others.  What would it look like if I truly devoted time and effort into being the best in each role instead of just trying to accomplish the basic, vital tasks required of me in each one?

First, decide on what roles you have to fill on a weekly basis.  That should tell you what areas you should be trying to be the best in.  If you need help determining the roles you play or what roles are most important to you check out my blog post titled "A Simple Test."  That should help you narrow down the areas of your life where you can consciously decide to be the best.  To me I want to be the best Coach, Father, Husband, Youth Leader and Teacher that I can be.  My desire is to be the best in the world at each of these roles.  Remember the saying "If you aim for nothing you are likely to hit it."  I would rather set a big, ostentatious goal and fall a little short, than to set a small or no goal and hit it.  Simply put, I want to be the best.

Next, decide what it will take to get you to your goal.  Map out a vision for what it would look like to be the best in each area of your life.  Once you decide what it would look like to be the best decide what it will take to get there.  For me, several things have to go, or be significantly decreased, from my life.  I need to spend much less time on social media.  I need to spend much less time reading news stories on the internet.  I need to put down my IPOD and Phone and focus on reading articles and books that will help me reach my goal of being the best.  I also need to get in much better shape physically so I have the energy to pursue greatness in my life.  I need to eat better.  Hopefully you are getting an idea of what it will take for you to reach the top.  I need to make small changes in my life that will allow me to reach my potential.  What are some small changes that you can make today to step closer to being the best?  I like the saying "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a  single step."  Similarly, "You can eat an elephant by taking one bite at a time."  I can't become the best today, but I can take steps in that direction this morning.

Good Luck.  Get energized or maybe reenergized and start reaching for the best, not just satisfactory or good enough.