Being one's best

Yes, we can do everything within our power but our best effort, alongside the utilization of trainers, legal supplements, weightlifting and whatever else, will get us to, at most, our best. And to borrow from Jerry Seinfeld, there's nothing wrong with that as working to reach our zenith has no down side.

But it remains important to understand that attempting to be our best holds no promises of say a roster spot on the Duke basketball team materializing.

That's because it's realizing potential in the context of each individual's ceiling.

It's just a simple fact that we all have limits. Genetics and a multitude of other factors place a finite degree of progress on us all, whether we are talking LeBron James or Muggsy Bogues.

Plus, shooting for out-of-reach heights as the end goal serves no purpose unless participation in pity parties and going Mike Tyson on oneself is Valhalla for you 

Still, maximizing each and every day via what we do is the ultimate. Getting as close as possible to such fulfillment is still quite the achievement and a height missed by so many others.
 
But if you have your choice -- and you do -- why not attempt to be your best?