Like most people, I want to live my best possible life. Defining "best possible" life can be challenging sometimes particularly since "best possible" is a moving target given the wife life changes all around you all the time. I thought about this recently, and came up with a few lessons when it comes to living your best possible life.
Good manners
Good manners are a mainstay of good living. When you use good manners, you generally receive good manners in return. Treating one another with respect, care, acceptance, honesty, and appreciation creates a positive atmosphere for good living.
You can't be everyone's friend
In this supercharged environment when it comes to connections online and off, we meet lots and lots of people. Yet, you simply don't have the time or capacity to be everyone's friend. That's why it's important to choose your friends wisely and nurture those friendships with good time, energy, interest, and attention.
You can't solve all the world's problems
In life, you have to prioritize. You can't solve every problem for everyone, but you can lend a hand, insight, and problem solving action in arenas where you have talent, interest, skill, and knowledge. Prioritize doing the good work you can do, and leave problems outside of your expertise to others.
Create culture on your own and with others
Work with others and on your own to create a satisfying, positive culture that embraces the values, people, and activities you enjoy. The culture around us is always changing, and we need to react to that with imagination, creativity, and value-driven action that helps us create the kind of culture we want to be a part of.
Put the past behind you
Definitely reflect on the past, and learn from it, but don't stay mired in the past. Move on into new chapters of life with good knowledge, intention, and energy.
Be generous and kind
Give as much as you can as often as you can--be generous, and be authentically kind too.
