I have never won a Pulitzer Prize. (Again, never even considered for one.)
I have, like many, many people, won some awards/contests/competitions over the years:
-I won the Table Tennis Championship for my age category in the White River Games one year (this was a state-wide competition held from 1983-1994 for amateur athletes in Indiana)...I advanced to the finals in Terre Haute, but there was no challenger in my age category...so, I won by default.
-Three friends and I won what was called the "National Trivial Pursuit Competition" (that was a grandiose title for the event) held in Indianapolis sometime in the late 1980s.
-A slow-pitch softball team that my sons and I were a part of won first place in the league we were in one season.
Yeah, so...I am very much like a great many others who have been winners in some rather obscure events. Nothing to brag about...but the memories get bigger and better with the passing of time.
But...but every one of us can celebrate being winners at some "personal bests."
This quote has been used by almost all of us who do public speaking: The only person you should strive to be better than is the person you were yesterday.
True.
And so, wouldn't it be great if we could set personal bests.
A personal best at Humility...
A personal best at Thankfulness...
A personal best at Doing the Right Thing...
A personal best at Standing Up for Equality...for All People...in All Things...
A personal best at Pursuing Your Passion...
A personal best at Committing to Great Causes...
A personal best at Overcoming Bad Habits...
A personal best at Seeing the Glass Half-Full (instead of Half-Empty)...
A personal best at Respecting Yourself...and Respecting Others...
A personal best at Learning From Your Mistakes...
A personal best at Living in the Moment...
A personal best at Working for Positive Change in Society...
And the Winner is....You! If your goal is to be better tomorrow than you are today.
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