Do Your Best No Matter What

When I was young and worked on house chores, I did my best. When I played soccer, I did my best. I was early to training; I never missed it, and when it was time for a game, I gave it my all on the pitch. When I worked in my dad’s business, I did my best. I tried to learn as fast as possible and do things exactly as he showed me. When I drive on the road, I always try to be the most efficient, safe driver.

When I created my restaurant venture, I always did my absolute best. I immersed myself in the restaurant industry, researched, improved every day, mastered the financials, marketing, operations, and culture. When I worked as a server in different restaurants, I was fast, accurate, kind, smiled all the time, and made sure my customers left completely satisfied and happy. When it was time to clean, I always looked for the most efficient way to sweep, mop, and fold cutlery.

When I started this daily email and podcast, I learned how to research, write, structure my ideas, schedule content, manage socials, record and edit audio, video, design the website, and many other things. And I am still improving every single day. There is always room for small, continuous improvements.

In every instance of my life, I have always done the best I can at that moment. Not less. When I do something, I try to do it right, better than other people have done it or better than I did it last time.

This is one of the key principles of the Yogi philosophy: doing the best you can, something you have complete control over. Not because of the reward you’ll receive, although when you do your best, it automatically means you’ll get the best reward possible for you. But more important than that, it feels good; it feels really good.

To know that you gave everything to a specific task or activity is the reward itself. To always know that you “left it all on the field,” as sports coaches would say. To play your part with all your heart and energy, with total commitment and effort.

Always do the best you can.

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