Do your best even with the second best!

There are times when we might not get our best choice of things but have to setttle for the second best. When such a situation arises, we can have two responses to dealing and living with the second best.

One, we can take it negatively, lamenting about it all the time, simply could not get over the feeling of disappointment of not getting the best choice. Such lousy and pessimistic feeling obviously would encourage lousy outcome as no positive energy and effort would be keenly directed to get the best out of the second best. We will always be in a state of agony, anguish, self-denial and self-withdrawal.

On the other hand, if we were to take it positively and gratefully, the outcome would be entirely different. We would learn to accept the second best choice as a good choice nonetheless, take it as a new challenge and direct our resources to work on it with the best of our attitude and ability to make sure that we get the most out of the accepted choice. In this way, even the second best could be turned into the best.

In fact, settling for the second best and working through it with a positive mindset provides more discovering and learning opportunities. So, in future, even if you don't get your best choice, tell yourself, ''it is okay!''. Who knows? It might be just a blessing in disguise!