DON’T TRY TO BE THE BEST TRAINER

There's a huge distinction between ‘be the best and ‘do your best’. Prior to my Master Trainer internship the thought of hitting Master Trainer benchmarks seemed overwhelming and unrealistic… I could never do that, because that meant being the best at training and there were so many other trainers who were better than me. All I could do was do my best and see where that took me.

We all know that language shapes our perception of reality. Sometimes that can hold us back. ‘Be the best’ is almost like seeking perfectionism—it's basically impossible, frustrating, and overwhelming. It involves comparing ourselves with other people, with other things, with other times, etc. In ‘be the best’ there is distress, and you basically lose your sense of self because there are too many variables that are way beyond your locus of control. Nobody will ever ‘be the best’ because it’s a relative term—be the best compared to what/whom/when? And for sure nobody will ever ‘be the best’ forever. It's time bound so even if you get there you will inevitably (at some point) have to deal with the loss of being the best.