Let’s face it, times are tough for a lot of people in this economy. People are losing their jobs, homes and families in in some cases. Most people have the ability to see the light at the end of the tunnel in bad situations, however this economy has even the more optimistic people feeling as if they were beat down to their knees. As your looking down the tunnel for a glimpse of hope you see a sign that says “The light has been temporarily turned off for failure to pay the electric bill”. Not only is the economy having an impact on peoples finances but the stress, in many cases, is carrying over and having an negative impact on individuals families and relationships. As the weight of the world is pressing on individuals shoulders I am seeing more and more people get the “why bother any more attitude.”

Well I have got news for everyone. You are definitely not in it alone, we will pull through this with time, things will eventually turn around and your life will eventually get back on track if you start taking action now. By action I mean taking the steps necessary mentally and physically to stay in the game. In these challenging times we always have to be focused on taking some chances, making some changes and always doing our personal best even when we feel as if it is not leading to progress. If we start getting that “what’s the point attitude”, which we all do from time to time, we need to stay true  to staying positive and snapping ourselves  out of  that destructive attitudes and feelings. Your happiness, success and quality of life is all directly correlated to well you can stay focused on continuously doing your personal best and pushing forward.

The time to be more diligent about always doing your personal best is when you start feeling a sense of hopelessness and an overiding sense that things aren’t going to pay off in the end for you. Trust me when I tell you, if you stay focused on your personal best, so much so that it becomes hard wired into your mind even when things seem tough great things will be in store for you. . More and more opportunities will start presenting themselves it’s just a matter of time.

In addition, when I speak of personal best I am not just referring to career or finance matters. I truly am speaking to everything that we do life. Most importantly we need to ensure we stay focused on our families and relationships. Keep in mind the amount of happiness and fulfillment that we receive in life is directly proportionate to the quality of  the relationships that we have in life.

Attached is a video / story  that I put together on an Olympic athlete that always focused on doing his personal best, regardless of the situation. Even when he could of played it safe and coasted he still pushed forward full throttle.

Stay positive, takes chances and get the life you deserve.