Let's be honest. If you are asked to give 110%, does that mean 100% of your efforts are not good enough? If they are not, then what is the other person operating as? Let's say the person asking for 110% gets the satisfaction they need, does that mean you have reached 110% and have the potential to achieve 120%?
Here is my point: if you can walk away from any situation (work or personal life) knowing that you gave it your all, your whole heart and your every fiber of your body then you can feel good. Even if you walk away empty handed, at least you know that you gave it everything you had.
Now if you walk away with a loss but want to succeed, well that is a different story. Then its time to re-evaluate or perhaps even to examine what it is that will make it a win. If you realize what it is that you need to do to succeed, you do it and maybe you will succeed. Remember, this is life and maybe you won't succeed. That is OK, because you gave it everything you had.
