{"id":4537,"date":"2019-07-25T15:06:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T20:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/?p=4537"},"modified":"2019-07-25T15:06:14","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T20:06:14","slug":"less-than-your-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/2019\/07\/25\/less-than-your-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Less Than Your Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4538\" src=\"http:\/\/paykame.com\/remanu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/RU419.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/RU419.png 600w, https:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/RU419-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nRecently I picked up a great line from one of our customers.\u00a0 At the resolution phase of a warranty repair, he told me, &#8220;Ben, ain&#8217;t no such thing as perfect parts or perfect people.&#8221;\u00a0 This stuck with me and I&#8217;ve even parroted it a few times since.\u00a0 I understand this phrase\u2019s meaning to be: we don&#8217;t live in a perfect world, so keep that in mind, be reasonable and solve the problems as they arise.\u00a0 I find this simple message extremely helpful to keep things in perspective.<br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last night on my drive home I heard something that helps tie this together and set an action plan for times we find ourselves to be less than perfect.\u00a0 Listening to a Cubs baseball broadcast, color commentator and former player Ron Kumar told a story about himself and Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval; it went something like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During a recent game, the Cubs and Giants went into extra innings.\u00a0 In the 10th inning, Sandoval went to bat with the bases loaded and one out and produced a weak ground ball that resulted in an inning-ending double play.\u00a0 Later in the 13th inning, Sandoval got another opportunity and hit a game-winning walk-off homerun.\u00a0 Sandoval was quoted: &#8220;After my at-bat in the 10<sup>th<\/sup>, I said to myself, you are better than that, you need to demonstrate that.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Kumar added some personal experience to his recounting of this story: &#8220;Yeah, sometimes you&#8217;re in the major leagues, but occasionally have to check yourself, go into the dugout, splash some water on your face, and remind yourself what you are capable of\u2026you need to refocus and hold yourself accountable to the level of play that got you there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Used in conjunction, these two snippets combine for a powerful recipe of self-awareness, accountability, consistency, and continuous improvement.\u00a0 Simply put, none of us operate at our best at 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