Best Version of Yourself: What it means
Why you should work on becoming the best version of yourself and how you can start.
Introduction
“Best Version of Yourself” is a phrase that has been used excessively on social media for a long time, without many truly understanding its meaning. In the eleventh episode of Project Mindset, Reza Mehman tackles this topic and explores three key questions: What does it actually mean to become the best version of yourself? Why should you strive for it? And how do you put it into practice in everyday life? Reza shares not only various definitions of personalities like Tony Robbins, but also a compelling story that shaped his own “why.” He explains his system of life categories and daily tasks, which he uses to measure his progress. This episode provides practical insights for anyone who wants to reach their full potential. A concise introduction to one of the most discussed topics in personal development.
Summary
In one sentence: Reza Mehman explains what “Best Version of Yourself” really means, why one’s own potential is the strongest motivation, and how one can work on it concretely with daily routines and life categories.
Short summary: “Best Version of Yourself” is a frequently used phrase without a clear definition. Reza finds his personal “why” in a story that describes how, on the last day of his life, he encounters the person he could have become. Using a system of life categories such as mindset, exercise, family, and daily checklists, he makes his progress tangible and measurable.
Detailed summary: The phrase “Best Version of Yourself” has been used excessively, especially on social media, without most people understanding its true meaning. Reza explores various definitions, including Tony Robbins’ approach of reconnecting with one’s true self and the idea of utilizing one’s abilities daily. He discovers his personal “why” through a story about encountering his untapped potential at the end of his life. To become the best version of himself, Reza uses life categories such as mindset, exercise and health, family, and career, along with concrete daily tasks. He emphasizes that there are days you win and days you lose, but that awareness and tracking progress are what truly matter.
Context: Who, What, Why
Who is speaking: Reza Mehman, host of the podcast Project Mindset, comes from the software industry and deals intensively with personality development and mindset.
What is it about: To address the three central questions surrounding the concept of “Best Version of Yourself”: the definition, the personal motivation behind it, and its practical implementation in everyday life.
Why is it relevant: Because the term is often used superficially, and many people don’t have a clear idea of how they can actually work on becoming their best version, this episode provides both reflection and concrete methods.
Three key questions of the episode:
- What does “Best Version of Yourself” really mean?
- Why should I work on becoming the best version of myself?
- How can I work on being my best version every day and in a concrete way?
Table of contents
- Introduction – Overview of the episode and its relevance
- Summary – The key messages in brief
- context – Background information on speaker, topic and relevance
- Topics and classification – The central themes of the episode
- Key messages – The most important messages at a glance
- Frequently Asked Questions – Answers to the most important questions
- Highlight quotes – The most defining statements of the episode
- Transcript – Full transcript of the episode
- Keywords – Relevant search terms and tags
- Names and terms – Important references from the episode
- Quotable passage – Concise summary for sharing
Topics and classification
Definition von “Best Version of Yourself”
Reza examines various definitions of the term, from Tony Robbins to the distinction from the Growth Mindset, and shows that there is no single, unified definition.
Keywords: Best Version of Yourself Definition, Tony Robbins, Growth Mindset
The Why: Motivation and Potential Development
A compelling story about discovering one’s own untapped potential becomes the central driving force. The question of “why” is the most difficult, yet most important question in life.
Keywords: Why use potential, motivation, personal development, unlocking potential
Life categories and daily routines
Reza presents his system of life categories such as mindset, sport, family and career, and explains how he tracks his progress with daily checklists.
Keywords: Life categories, daily routines, tracking progress
Practical mindset tools
Journaling, meditation, gratitude routines and conscious reading are presented as concrete tools for daily work on one’s own mindset.
Keywords: Daily Journaling, Meditation, Dankbarkeitsroutine
Gaining days and losing days
Not every day goes perfectly. Reza emphasizes that the awareness and the attempt to work on oneself daily is already a victory, even if one cannot check off all the points.
Keywords: Consistency, self-discipline, measuring progress
Key messages
- “Best Version of Yourself” has been used excessively on social media, without many understanding its true meaning.
- There is no single definition, as it means something different to everyone.
- Growth mindset means never saying “I can’t do that,” but rather “I can’t do that yet” and being willing to work on it.
- The personal “why” is the crucial motivation to work towards becoming the best version of oneself.
- The idea of meeting the person you could have become on your last day is a powerful motivator.
- Every person has potential and can use it; they just have to want to.
- Life categories such as mindset, sport, family and career help to track progress in a structured way.
- Daily routines such as journaling, meditation, and gratitude are concrete tools for personal development.
- Progress can also be measured by consciously refraining from doing negative things.
- There are days you win and days you lose, but the awareness of your own progress is already valuable.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does “Best Version of Yourself” mean?
There is no single, universally accepted definition. Tony Robbins describes it as a return to one’s true self. Reza Mehman connects it to the growth mindset: the willingness to work on one’s skills daily and to develop one’s full potential.
Why should I work on becoming the best version of myself?
Reza Mehman illustrates his “why” with a story: On the last day of your life, you meet the person you could have become. This image motivates you not to leave your own potential untapped.
What is the difference between “Best Version of Yourself” and a Growth Mindset?
Reza sees growth mindset as the attitude that anything is possible if you’re willing to put in the work. “Best Version of Yourself” is the overarching goal, while growth mindset provides the necessary way of thinking to achieve it.
How can I measure my progress in personality development?
Reza uses daily checklists in various life categories such as mindset, exercise, and family. He ticks off tasks like journaling, meditation, and gratitude routines. Progress can also be measured by consciously avoiding negative activities.
What are life categories and how do they help me?
Life categories encompass various areas of life, such as mindset, sports and health, family and friends, and business and career. For each category, specific daily tasks are defined to work systematically on becoming the best version of oneself.
What daily routines does Reza Mehman recommend?
Reza recommends daily journaling, meditation, a gratitude routine, and reading books on mindset every day. In the area of sports, he emphasizes intensive training, and in the area of family, he stresses the importance of giving attention and love to loved ones.
What do I do if I don’t achieve my daily goals?
Reza emphasizes that there are days you win and days you lose. That’s perfectly normal. Simply being aware of this and trying to work on it daily is already an important step towards becoming the best version of yourself.
How are potential and the best version of myself related?
Everyone has potential. Becoming the best version of yourself means consciously using that potential and not letting it go to waste. The motivation for this comes from your personal “why” and the realization that you are responsible for your own development.
Selected statements from Reza Mehman
“Someone once told me the definition of hell. On the last day you spend on Earth, the person you have become will meet the person you could have become.”
“I can’t do that yet. But I’m ready to put in the work to remove this so I can say I can do that now.”
“Everyone has potential and everyone can use their potential, they just have to want to do it themselves.”
“There are days when I win. On those days I say, okay, I’ve reached the best version of myself, and there are days when I just don’t win.”
“Just being aware of it, of tracking this progress, that’s already important to me.”
“Did I give enough attention and love to a person close to me today?”
“Mindset is everything.”
The full conversation
Hi everyone, this is Reza Mehman, and you’re listening to the 11th episode of the Project Mindset podcast. Today’s topic is “Best Version of Yourself.” And I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase before. Personally, I think it was used way too often for a while. Especially on Instagram and other social media, I saw the hashtag #BestVersionYourself everywhere. Fitness apps were talking about it, online media were talking about it, #BestVersionYourself. And I’m not even sure I understood what it actually meant back then.
And perhaps others haven’t even fully grasped what it means. Until I actually delved a little deeper into the topic. And then I understood, okay, that’s the definition of Best Version of Yourself. And then the second important question: why am I doing this at all? Why do I even want to be the best version of myself? And the third question: what do I have to do to become the best version of myself? These are precisely the three topics we’ll be discussing today.
And as always, if you have any feedback, please let me know what you understand by “best version of myself” or “best version of yourself.” Let’s begin. I first explored the concept of the best version of myself. What does that mean? And I found various answers, some more satisfying than others. For example, Tony Robbins, a very well-known author, said that becoming the best version of yourself means reconnecting with your true self.
Different ideas about the best version
That’s certainly very profound and deep. One has to define what the true self actually is. How can one find one’s way back to it? But okay, let’s leave it at that. The second point wasn’t entirely satisfactory. There’s no single, universally accepted definition, as it means something different to everyone. Then again, elsewhere it says that one should use one’s abilities every day to become a better version of oneself. I don’t think the last definition is bad in itself.
Actually, I use this definition for a different term, namely “growth mindset.” At least, that’s how I’ve defined it for myself. The undefined “growth mindset” is essentially the thinking or attitude of saying that I simply have the skillset to learn certain topics I want to learn. And that I never say, “I can’t do that,” “I don’t want to do that,” or “I won’t do that,” but rather, “I can’t do that yet.” But I’m willing to put in the work to eliminate that “yet,” so that I can say, “I can do that now.”
That’s my definition, and then, of course, the second question is: why do I even want to become the best version of myself? This “why” is always the hardest question to answer in life, at least from my perspective. And here’s a little teaser: there will be another episode of Project Mindset on the topic of “why” relatively soon, with a guest, an acquaintance of mine who has explored this question extensively. Just a little teaser, and the episode will definitely be released soon.
Why I want to develop myself further
I hope you’re as excited about this as I am. But the question of “why” was also relevant to me with the term or phrase “best version of yourself.” Why do I want to become the best version of myself? I come from a software background, and when you release a new software version, it’s usually to fix bugs or introduce new features. Does that mean, conversely, that if I want a new version of myself, I want to eliminate bugs or develop new features for myself?
I actually had trouble understanding the “why” behind it. Does it mean that I’m not very good at it right now and simply need to think about how to improve? And why do I even want to do that? I only managed to answer this “why” for myself after hearing a very short story that I found incredibly exciting and interesting, and I definitely want to share it with you. First in English, then in German.
A story about untapped potential
The story goes like this. Someone once told me the definition of hell: On the last day you have on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become. In other words, someone once told me the definition of hell: On the last day you spend on earth, the person you’ve become will meet the person you could have become. Honestly, I found that hard to believe, to imagine that on my last day I could say to myself, “Wow, I didn’t use my potential properly, didn’t develop it, whatever.”
What could become of one’s own potential
And then I meet the person I could have become if I had actually used my potential. Like, I don’t know, I could have become Chancellor of Germany, or I could have been the first person on Mars, or whatever. And that’s exactly what gave me the push to say, wow, that’s my “why.” Because I think everyone has potential and everyone can use their potential; they just have to want it themselves. And that’s my “why”—I simply want to use my potential so that in the end I don’t say, “Wow, if only I had done a little more, if only I had worked a little more consistently on myself, on my goals.”
And that’s exactly what I want to avoid. But as I said, there will be a separate episode with a guest on the topic of “why”—that will be very interesting. I think answering the question of why you do something is extremely relevant, especially when it comes to mindset. Now that we’ve tried to define what “best version of yourself” means and why you should strive for it, I want to briefly address what I actually do to become the best version of myself.
Consciously consider important areas of life
Personally, I have different areas in my life, which I call life categories. One important area, for example, is mindset. There’s also sports and health, family and friends, business, and career—so there are various areas in my life. I’ll briefly touch on the first one or two because I think they’re particularly relevant in this context. Mindset is a very important area in my life.
To understand myself and track my progress, I have a short list of tasks I want to complete each day, so I know that today I’ve worked on becoming the best version of myself. I then actually check off each task to indicate that I’ve done it. These tasks include, for example, whether I did my daily journaling today. Or, secondly, whether I meditated today. Or another point: did I do my gratitude routine? You know gratitude is very important to me.
I read a few pages about mindset in a book. There are other points mentioned as well, and if I can check them all off, then I have the certainty that I’ve worked on becoming the best version of myself. For example, regarding sports and health as another important life category, I also noted whether I ate a sufficiently healthy diet today. Or, in the case of sports, whether I trained hard enough to improve my physical abilities.
Daily steps for sports and relationships
Especially when it comes to sports—I’m a sports fanatic—my personal definition is that it has to hurt for me to improve. The same applies to family and friends, a very important category in my life. I also believe that I should give sufficient attention and love to someone who is closest to me today. These are important things that I try to uphold every single day. There are days when I succeed, when I say, “Okay, I’ve reached the best version of myself,” and there are days when I don’t.
But simply understanding and tracking this progress is important to me. Because many of the topics I just mentioned can’t be quantified. It’s not about money, where you can say, “Hey, now I have more in my account, so I’ve reached my goal.” How do you even track it? One way to track is, for example, to have done something. Perhaps another point to consider: sometimes, a way to track is to say, “I haven’t done something.”
So, for example, I didn’t have any negative thoughts today. That’s also a way to track things. Maybe just a side note. Exactly, so for me personally, those are things I can then check off and know that today I made progress and actually achieved the best version of myself. It’s really not easy. And as I just said, there are days I win and there are days I unfortunately lose. But at least I know that I worked on it that day.
Further explore personal development
Okay everyone, today’s episode was another short version, a brief edition of Project Mindset. I hope you enjoyed it. And as always, it would mean a lot to me if you left a review, or if you told your friends about it, because that’s the only way the channel can grow. As I mentioned, I’ll also be releasing a few more episodes in an interview format in the future, to include a bit of an outside perspective or a different viewpoint. I hope you’re looking forward to it as much as I am.
Feedback and conclusion
And if you have any feedback, just write to me at halloatprojectmindset.de. Have a great day everyone, and don’t forget, mindset is everything.
This transcript was automatically generated using Whisper AI and may contain occasional errors.
Keywords
Tags: Best Version of Yourself, Personal Development, Growth Mindset, Unlocking Potential, Mindset, Daily Routines, Journaling, Meditation, Gratitude, Life Categories, Tracking Progress, Self-Optimization, Project Mindset, Reza Mehman, Motivation
Names and terms
Reza Mehman, Project Mindset, Tony Robbins, Best Version of Yourself, Growth Mindset, Daily Journaling, Meditation, Gratitude Routine, Life Categories, Bug Fixing, Software Versions, Instagram, LinkedIn, German Chancellor, Mars
Quotable passage
“Best Version of Yourself” sounds like a hashtag, but behind it lies a serious question: Am I really using my potential?
Reza Mehman describes his strongest motivation as follows: On the last day of your life, you meet the person you could have become.
His approach is practical: life categories such as mindset, sport and family, with daily checklists, make progress visible.
There are days you win and days you lose, but just being aware of that is already a win.
You can find more episodes and personal insights at Project Mindset.
