{"id":55372,"date":"2021-11-20T21:50:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T01:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=55372"},"modified":"2021-12-04T22:01:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T02:01:51","slug":"always-do-your-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/always-do-your-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Always Do Your Best: What to Expect Out of Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/always-do-your-best-fourth-agreement-don-ruiz\/\">always do your best<\/a>? How should that be defined?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fourth agreement in the Toltec <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/path-to-enlightenment\/\">path to enlightenment<\/a> is &#8220;always do your best.&#8221; This is an agreement you can make with yourself that will help you continue to grow throughout your life. The key is to define &#8220;your best&#8221; well and learn how to set reasonable expectations for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn what it means to always do your best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Always Do Your Best<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The fourth step on the Toltec path is to always do your best. As you work to challenge and adjust your beliefs and implement the first three steps, the naguals say you\u2019ll inevitably experience missteps and mistakes. Don\u2019t take that to mean you\u2019re not improving. <strong>As long as you always do your best, you continue to progress.<\/strong> Growth takes time, the naguals admit, and a mindset shift like this is a big adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While striving to do your best, the naguals explain that it\u2019s critical to maintain a realistic expectation of what your \u201cbest\u201d is: Like everything else in our world, your \u201cbest\u201d is relative. <strong>In short: Your best is whatever you can do right now.<\/strong> That capacity will change from moment to moment, and day to day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you define your \u201cbest\u201d as the highest bar you\u2019ve ever achieved and expect that of yourself no matter the circumstances, you set yourself up for failure and disappointment. In contrast, the naguals suggest, when you accept that you\u2019ve done what you can for the day, you have no reason to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-beating-yourself-up\/\">beat yourself up<\/a>; self-criticism becomes unnecessary and unreasonable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Maintain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/growth-mindset-characteristics\/\">Growth Mindset<\/a><\/strong><br><br>When we don\u2019t succeed, we often punish ourselves\u2014sometimes we spend years beating ourselves up for one mistake. But mistakes happen even when we try our best, the naguals say; they\u2019re a sign that we\u2019re growing. Don\u2019t dwell on them\u2014focus on getting better each day.<br><br>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/drive\/\"><em>Drive<\/em><\/a>, Daniel H. Pink recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/drive\/chapter-5\">maintaining a growth mindset<\/a>. He explains that <strong>people with a growth mindset believe they have the potential to get better at anything they want to do.<\/strong> As a result, they see effort as the driver of improvement, focus on progress over results, and examine their failures for useful feedback. He points out that it\u2019s not possible to achieve total, effortless mastery, no matter the skill. <strong>There\u2019s always more to learn and new situations to apply your knowledge to, and improving isn\u2019t easy.<\/strong><br><br>As you practice changing the way you see your world, keep in mind that judgment and self-criticism are deeply ingrained habits. Changing your thinking is difficult, and it won\u2019t happen overnight\u2014so just do what you can each day. <strong>Take pride in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/learn-by-making-mistakes\/\">incremental progress<\/a>; improvement <em>is<\/em> success.<\/strong> Your capacity isn\u2019t static: If you couldn\u2019t succeed today, don\u2019t take that to mean you never will!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Avoid Comparison<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You won\u2019t grow at the same rate as those around you, the naguals say, so don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/comparing-ourselves-to-others\/\">compare yourself to others<\/a>. <\/strong>Their reality is different, as is their capacity, and focusing on the idea that you\u2019re doing \u201cbetter\u201d or \u201cworse\u201d than they are will only harm you both. Holding yourself to an unrealistic standard is what makes you unhappy, and you\u2019re not helping others by demanding they be \u201cbetter\u201d than they are. Each person\u2019s best is unique to their needs, circumstances, and abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: The type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-social-comparison\/\">social comparison<\/a> the naguals recommend we avoid are those we use as vehicles for judgment\u2014to denigrate ourselves or others. But <a href=\"https:\/\/positivepsychology.com\/social-comparison\/\">not all social comparisons are negative<\/a>: For example, an \u201cupward\u201d comparison, say between oneself and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-role-models\/\">role model<\/a> could serve as a source of &nbsp;motivational inspiration. Similarly, a \u201cdownward\u201d comparison, between yourself and someone less fortunate, can highlight opportunities to be generous or helpful. 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