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7,900 more people than I ’ d ever spoken to and was the BEST !
If you ’ ve never had a best job , make the prompt even smaller . “ My favorite part of my last job was ______________________.” At my last job when I lived in Atlanta , we had a meeting every Wednesday where we presented our current projects to the executives . I liked the consistency of that deadline because it always helped shape my week .
3 . Every time I see _____________________ ___________, I smile .
This one is fun to answer because it could be a person , place , or thing . Whenever I see my friend Rob Sentell , I smile because he ’ s hilarious and I know we ’ ll spend the entire time together laughing . Whenever I see the rest stop on top of Monteagle , Tennessee , I smile because it means I ’ ve left the traffic of Chattanooga and Atlanta behind me . Whenever I see my Benchmade pocketknife , I smile because it makes me feel like a little boy again .
The next time you catch yourself smiling , look around and figure out why . There ’ s a best moment there .
4 . If I had a free hour today , I ’ d spend it ___ _____________________________. I like watching videos on Instagram where influencers randomly give money to people in need . One guy starts his video by asking someone for a dollar , and if they give him one , he returns their kindness with $ 1,000 . If that was me but I was able to give you a free hour instead , how would you spend it today ? Don ’ t look at your to-do list , the laundry that needs to be folded , or something you should do . What would you want to do with that hour ?
5 . If I won $ 163 million in the lottery , I ’ d turn ____________________ into a millionaire too .
That ’ s a very specific amount of money , but only because it really happened . In October 2011 , Dave Dawes and his girlfriend Angela won £ 101 million , roughly $ 163 million . In addition to donating to charities , they decided to make a few friends and family members millionaires too . Instead of just trying to think which relationships you ’ d add to your Best Moments List , think about who you ’ d give a million dollars to .
6 . This might sound like I ’ m bragging , but three of my greatest accomplishments are :
1 . ________________________________ 2 . ________________________________ 3 . ________________________________
We don ’ t have time to waste on shyness or the fear of being labeled a show-off when we ’ re building a Best Moments List . If you accomplished something you ’ re proud of , if you did a little private fist pump in the car when you drove home from a successful meeting , or if you keep thinking about the day when all the pieces came together on a
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