--- title: Everyone's doing the best they can...including you description: Everyone is doing the best they can with the tools and resources they have available. image: https://22002413.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22002413/Blog%20post%20(2)-1.png --- [Skip to content](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/everyones-doing-their-best#main-content) [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhoopercoaches/) [Follow us on Facebook](mailto:jennifer@jenniferhoopercoaching.com) ![JHooper Strategic Coach Logo 1000x250-Jun-09-2025-02-10-08-1796-AM](https://22002413.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22002413/hubfs/JHooper%20Strategic%20Coach%20Logo%201000x250-Jun-09-2025-02-10-08-1796-AM.png?width=1000&height=250&name=JHooper%20Strategic%20Coach%20Logo%201000x250-Jun-09-2025-02-10-08-1796-AM.png) - [Home](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/) - [About](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/about) - [Testimonials](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/testimonials) - [Contact](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/contact) - [Blog](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/) - [About](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/about) - [Testimonials](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/testimonials) - [Contact](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/contact) - [Blog](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog) May 9, 2023 10:40:00 AM # Everyone's doing the best they can...including you ![Picture of Jennifer Hooper](https://22002413.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22002413/hubfs/JJ-Headshot-Square.jpg?width=50&name=JJ-Headshot-Square.jpg) [Jennifer Hooper](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/author/jennifer-hooper) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/everyones-doing-their-best) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/everyones-doing-their-best) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/everyones-doing-their-best) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/everyones-doing-their-best) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/everyones-doing-their-best) Consider the possibility that everyone is doing the best they can with the tools and resources they have available. Try this on and see if you could make it fit for you, like a piece of clothing. Then imagine: if everyone is doing the best that they can—even if they caused you pain or made a choice you wouldn’t make—maybe it takes the sting away just a little. Think about yourself. Maybe you’ve done some things you’re not proud of or that has caused someone else pain. When you understand that what you did was the best that you could do at the time, maybe you could give yourself just a wee bit of grace. ❤️ Jennifer [Perspectives](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/tag/perspectives), [Life](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/tag/life), [Lessons](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/tag/lessons), [Reflection](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/tag/reflection) ## Related posts [![Breaking the shackles of self-doubt and hesitancy](https://22002413.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22002413/hubfs/Breakingtheshackles.png?height=200&name=Breakingtheshackles.png)](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/the-thing-under-the-thing) [Life](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/tag/life), [Lessons](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/tag/lessons), [Reflection](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/tag/reflection), [Coaching](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/tag/coaching), [Relief](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/tag/relief) ## [The THING under the thing](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/the-thing-under-the-thing) ![Picture of Jennifer Hooper](https://22002413.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22002413/hubfs/JJ-Headshot-Square.jpg?width=50&name=JJ-Headshot-Square.jpg) [Jennifer Hooper](https://jenniferhoopercoaching.com/blog/author/jennifer-hooper) Jun 15, 2024 7:50:27 AM I heard it in her voice: self-doubt, hesitancy, and fatigue. 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