Never say 'I will do my best' - Medium
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Because your best should not define your work, your work should define your best. Usain Bolt could run a 100m sprint in 20 seconds and say he ... GetstartedOpeninappHardikPandyaSigninGetstarted2.4KFollowersAboutGetstartedOpeninappNeversay‘Iwilldomybest’‘Iwilldomybest’-perhapsistheworstarticulationofyourabilities.HardikPandyaJun19,2013·2minread‘Iwilldomybest’.Isthistheworstarticulationofyourabilities?Ithinkso.Nevereversaythisinaprofessionalrealm.Ihaveheardittimeandagain(andhaveevenuseditwithoutrealisingthekindofimageIwasprojecting).It’sahorrendouslymisleadingphraseanditcreatesmoreofanegativeconnotationthanapositiveone.Ifyouarerequiredtofinish5reportsandyoufinishjust2ofthem,youcansay‘Ididmybest’(andyouprobablydid)butdidyoucompleteyourtask?No.Bynomeans.Don’tsayyouwilldoyourbestbecauseyourbestmaynotbeenough!Doingyourbestisnotenough.Finishingthejobis.Andbysaying‘Iwilldomybest’doesnotshowyourabilitiesandskillsbutinsteaditlimitsthemterribly.Prefersaying‘Iwillgetthejobdone’.Thatsoundsprofessional,definitiveandassertive.Pushyourbesttothelimitandfinishyourwork.Becauseyourbestshouldnotdefineyourwork,yourworkshoulddefineyourbest.UsainBoltcouldruna100msprintin20secondsandsayhedidhisbest.Thatcertainlywon’tgethimthemedal.Hisbesthastomatch(orbetter)what’srequiredofhimandthatisunder9.6seconds.Whenprofessionalismisthenameofthegame,Ithinkweallcouldusealittletip.Nexttime:Iwillgetthejobdone.Period.Nohalfmeasures.HardikPandyaFollow2132213 2132MorefromHardikPandyaFollow
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