Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF IN THE MOMENT

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF IN THE MOMENT:                                                                         These are my favorite 2 pages in the whole book: “Make the most of y...

BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF IN THE MOMENT

                                                         

These are my favorite 2 pages in the whole book:

“Make the most of yourself-for that is all there is of you.”

                                        —R a l p h Wa l d o E m e r s o n

You need to have a life’s purpose. You set long term goals, the BIG

PICTURE. This is good, it is good to have a master plan. But the

bottom line is, the best way to have a sense of purpose, to get where

you are destined to go, to reach your ultramarathon goal is to simply

be the best version of yourself in this given moment. Like when you

are running and want to quit, but you do your best to keep moving

ahead to that next telephone pole or tree, and then the next …

and do it all again. The reality is your life’s purpose is constantly

changing. Day to day, hour to hour, minute by minute. Look at

what has been put in your path at any given moment. Being the best

version of yourself in the moment should be your guide. Doing your

best at what you are best at. Guiding every decision. Guiding every

act. Constantly pause, and ask yourself, “Am I being the best version

of myself in this moment?” Helping the person in front of you that

was put in your life path. Putting your best effort on this hill, reps at

the gym, this bike ride and the ride of life. Making the most of your

time with the best you have to offer. You are here, so you may, as well

make the most of it with the unique skills and talents you have been

given. This means sometimes saying no, when you know you should.

Helping when you should help. Whatever project you are working

on, no matter how petty you perceive it at the time, do your best. Be

who you are. Be who you know you should be. Act how you know

you should act. Be the best version of yourself in this moment. Do

this and you will find the best version of yourself just keeps getting

better. Your life’s purpose.

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Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: ENJOY THE MOMENTS

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: ENJOY THE MOMENTS:                                                                              “Life is made of moments not milestones.”                      ...

ENJOY THE MOMENTS

                                                             

“Life is made of moments not milestones.”

                                        Rose Kennedy

It is the petty things that stress us out. It is the moments of joy we miss

because we look for the big score or milestone. As Joe Paterno said,

“Don’t sweat the small stuff and it is all small stuff.” It is the ordinary

moment we need to stop and savor. My five-mile run this morning was

quite ordinary but beautiful. The things we tend to take for granted are

the things we should pause and savor. As they say, “stop and smell

the roses.” It is great to have big, big goals, or “I cannot wait until I

get this or that” but enjoy the process. Soak in the moments along

the way. Celebrate the “little wins” or accomplishments along the way.

These are the moments we must not miss, and we must be grateful,

for these are the moments that carry us through the rough patches.

These are the moments that bring us the most joy and satisfaction.

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Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: BE YOURSELF

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: BE YOURSELF:   “It sounds so simple, but if you just be yourself, you’re different than anybody else.”                                              — To ...

BE YOURSELF

 

“It sounds so simple, but if you just be yourself,

you’re different than anybody else.”

                                    —To n y B e n n e t t

Somewhere along the way, it happens. A slow insidious process

without you even knowing it, like the boiled frog that starts out

in cold water slowly turning up the temperature finding itself boiling

without realizing it happened. You lose your identity. You lose your

individuality. You become exactly who the world tells you you should

be. Can you remember who you were before this happened to you?

That is the person you need to re-connect with. Who you should be.

Your true individual unique self. Some folks never lose that spirit,

but most of us do because we have it sucked out of us in a system

designed to crank out uniform parts in a uniform system to satisfy

the needs of other people. Just remember to be yourself and always

to do your best. Be the best version of YOURSELF in the moment

doing what you are best at. That is perfection. You are quite unique.

One of a kind and can never be replaced. Make your own path.

Think outside the box. Think freely. Think creatively. Be original.

Learn from the past. Observe. Pay attention. Watch others. Take it

all in, then combine that with your own skills, talent, uniqueness,

free spirit and make it better. Make it your own. Free yourself up to

be your own person. Do what you and you alone were built to do. Do

what is interesting to you. You were born unique, one of a kind. Be

your natural self. Do what comes naturally. Be your true self. Play

to your strengths. Your value comes from who you are. You were

created perfectly for a purpose. Work at improving your skills that

fit with your unique spirit and purpose.

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Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: FOCUS ON THE PRESENT

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: FOCUS ON THE PRESENT:                                                        “You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren’t pa...