“Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.”—Babe Ruth
Be your best today; be better tomorrow. This is a constant theme of this blog.
Kaizen—constant improvement. What we did yesterday is history. Tomorrow has not come. It is about what we do today. It is what we do in this moment that matters.
There are no do-overs—no Mulligans—in life. We can, however, learn from past experience and make better decisions the next time the chance arises.
Like Marcus Aurelius said, “The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.” And as the great Dan Gable has said, “Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” So, as we wrestle with the greater challenges of life, we gain experience, and we learn (or we hope we do).
Past successes, however, do not guarantee future success. Every day is a day to prove ourselves—to better ourselves. Past successes and failures are lessons upon which to base our next decisions. Carpe momento!
We cannot rest of past laurels. We must make today a success—or learn from it’s failures. Our momentum is always forward. Remember: “Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward” (Victor Kiam). We just have to keep progressing—keep learning. Greatness is not a one-time achievement. Greatness is a journey. It is within the potential of everyone to be (extra)ordinary. Be your best today; be better tomorrow.