I just saw a re-tweet that had originated with The Minimalists that made me do a double take and a re-think.

‘What would the best version of myself do?”

Now to be honest, I’m not sure that I consult the best version of myself that often and this unfortunately leads to eating too much chocolate when it’s on offer.

I had a bit of a set back weekend in terms of food and I am pretty sure that I didn’t once consider what the ‘best’ version of myself would do. Maybe that’s the issue.

On the other hand, the best version of myself increased her exercise type and quantity this weekend and was a fantastically supportive parent at the kids’ sports event.

So maybe we are always the best version of ourselves in some ways.

Like many moments of clarity, I am now considering that maybe I should be asking this question more frequently when faced with tasty treats. What would the ‘best’ version of myself do?

What’s confronting is that I suspect the ‘best’ version of myself still eats way more chocolate that she should.

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Donna Sherriff is a New Zealand based improvement and operations management specialist. Seeing a need for simple, no fuss, improvement advice she started The Lean Minimalist blog in 2017. Donna writes articles offering advice and tips for rapid and sustainable business improvement based on over 15 years in Senior Management roles. Passionate about sharing the lessons of over 20 years on the high performance track Donna offers coaching services to professionals. She also writes about her own personal improvement journey, minimalism, and her life long struggle against the tyranny of cookies and sugar which she overcame in 2020. These days, Donna is pursuing a journey to earn her black belt in Taekwondo after a long hiatus of 16 years away from training. On the side she is an amateur but passionate musician and poet. View all posts by the lean minimalist