“We have to do the best we know how to do at the moment. If it doesn’t work out, we can modify as we go.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)Spoken at the start of the Great Depression, much of FDR’s work was trial-and-error. Nobody had ever been through a “Great Depression” and the stake were high. The best they could do was what the situation allowed. How often are you in that situation? How often are you in a moment where the stakes feel high and the situation appears unclear? When you might not feel like the right person for the job - imposter syndrome? When it feels like too much of a gamble? When you’re in that moment, channel your inner FDR and tell yourself, “I have to do the best I know how how to do at this moment. If it doesn’t work, I can modify as I go.”Life doesn’t ask us to be perfect. Life invites us to roll up our sleeves, get dirty, make mistakes, and adapt.

Last modified on 2022-09-16