"I need to be My Best Self"   — Is that True? Mazlow's update Here's something I notice in every workshop I lead — whether it's surgeons, executives, or military officers. Most high-performers are running on the same fuel: Am I being my best self? It sounds like a great question. But it's quietly making us worse. When "be your best" is the engine, life becomes a performance review. You measure, compare, fall short, try harder. The drive to optimize yourself becomes its own qu