Putting your best foot forward

Life is all about finding your purpose and creating a differentiating factor. What makes you stand out in a crowd? How are you different from a group of people? What are your main qualities and unique selling points as a person? It is very important to create your individuality in order to enter the winner’s circle. Winners definitely do things differently from the rest of the world; that’s what makes them different; that’s what makes them pioneers. When it comes to goal setting and becoming successful in all walks of life, you just cannot ignore putting your best foot forward. Whether it is doing a MBA to get the edge or simply taking all the steps needed to start your own digital media venture.

Let’s define what putting your best foot forward means:

·    Being highly goal oriented and target driven is very important for putting your best foot forward. Shooting in the dark is a waste of time, effort and resources. So whether it is admission for higher studies, taking a job in a specific industry, moving to a new country for career advancement of simply deciding to go back to studies after a break; always have a plan before making a decision.

·    Once you have decided to move in a certain direction, do not let self doubt or lack of focus cloud your judgement. Any thought or action that takes you away from your goal is a distraction and you should snap out of it as fast as you can.

·    Information and knowledge are armours that will always come in handy in any field. This is exactly why you should become a voracious consumer of anything you have set your mind to. What are the requirements for the project? How realistic is this deadline? How to manage or avert certain crisis? Once you have the aptitude to manage these situations, it will be impossible for anyone to catch you with the switch off.

·    Giving your absolute best to any task at hand is definitely all about putting your best foot forward. And giving everything comes from dedication, commitment and hard work. At the end of the day, no task is too big or too small; you just have to perform to the best of your abilities.

·    If you are not excited about what you do in your day, it is not possible to be happy or successful in the long run. Excitement comes only from finding what you are meant to do; knowing what your purpose in life is.

At the end of the day, putting your best foot forward is all about making your own rules and living by them. The best form of motivation only comes from within.