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When was the last time you allowed yourself to celebrate good enough?

Ambitious people are notoriously hard on themselves: Rather than celebrate the good, they criticize the lack of great.

Be honest: How often have you given yourself some flowers in the last month? How often have you patted yourself on the back for doing your best with what you had on a given day?

My rule of thumb:

• 10% of days, you’re going to feel exceptional. You’ll feel motivated and energized to crush everything that comes your way.
• 10% of days, you’re going to feel awful. You’ll feel drained and just want to curl up and hide from whatever is on your plate.
• 80% of days, you’re going to feel somewhere in the middle—not great, not bad. You’ll feel mostly ready to take on the day.

A beautiful life is built through executing to the best of your ability on those 80% of days. Anyone can crush it on the 10% when they feel great. Few can show up and consistently give the best of what they have on the 80% in the middle.

But when the best you have is a B, you have to celebrate that. You have to give yourself credit for showing up. Because if you criticize yourself for not hitting the A, you’ll be less likely to show up the next time you feel the same way.

So the next time you encounter a situation where you want to criticize yourself for the lack of great, ask yourself if you could instead celebrate good enough.

Remember: Anything above 0 compounds!

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Sahil Bloom