The end of "good job"

The minute we tell ourselves "good job" we set up an expectation we can't possibly live up to. We unwittingly trap ourselves in a moment that has already passed. Then, when similar circumstances present we try the impossible. To do again what we did before. Except, these are similar circumstances, not the same. Then, we end up feeling like we didn't live up to some idea of what "good", or worse "great" is. When in fact all we failed to do was be open.

Let's leave the judging of the outcome to the kinds of watchers who like to judge, if that's what they'd like to do. For us doers, let's focus on the journey. Let's celebrate the process, not the outcome.