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Don’t Try To Be The Best
Huh? How can we achieve greatness though?
It’s actually a belief that I hold close to my heart, that we shouldn’t try to be the best.
But why?
It’s simple really, constantly trying to be the best infers that we look at the competition fairly often. That’s how we know what to be better than right? In business, it might sound like a good idea, to check out the competition, and it is.
However…
The key word is TRY.
If we are constantly trying to be the best in a certain area, there’s a good chance we’re looking at the competition way too much.
And, how are we going to get better, if we’re always looking at the Other Guy?
Every great athlete knows, you can’t win a race by watching your opponent.
Paying too close attention to the competition can be fatal to our entire operation in business, in sports, in life, or any other medium where competition exists.
It can create fear, resentment, or jealousy, and ultimately stagnate our efforts of being amazing.
So what should we do instead?
Don’t try to be the best, just be the best that YOU can be.
Instead of always trying to be better than everyone else, stop worrying about everyone else.
Work on your skills, work on your weaknesses, and even work on your strengths.
See, there’s a secret involved with this mentality.
There’s a secret sauce that increases your chance of success by as much as 70% when you focus on yourself and getting better instead of focusing on how to beat the other guy.
This secret is a mentality that not many people think about throughout the day, but it can make you or break you in a HUGE way.
This secret is so important and crucial to your success, that without it, the odds are stacked against you by more than 50%, and I’d be willing to bet on the fact that you’ll fail without embracing this secret.
The crazy part is that this secret isn’t really a secret at all, and it’s this:
Everyone is different.
That’s right, every single one of us is completely different in so many ways. We all have different skills, different levels of expertise, in different areas, and different life experiences that create a different US.
I know it seems incredibly obvious, and you might be annoyed at me right now. But here’s the thing,
If you’re trying to be the best, and looking at your competition too much, you will completely miss this secret. You will breeze by the most important part of everything that we do and jump into something just trying to create the same thing as the other guy.
By focusing on making your skills better, and honing your craft, and being the best version of yourself that you possibly can, you will ensure success because you will be different.
One of the, if not the most important thing about success is to realize that being different is a MUST.
Being different will set you apart from your competition even if you’re selling the same thing, doing the same sport, competing for the same spotlight, or trying to get the same girl. If you copy the other guy, it greatly reduces your chance of success at anything. If you try something completely different or a slight variation of something with your unique style, it will get noticed, and it’ll go a long way.
The best part is, that the very best way to stand out and be different is simply to Be Yourself!
Always do your best to be you, genuine you, on a subconscious level. (I will post more ways on how to do this later)
The Take Away
Don’t try to be the best.
Don’t pay attention to your competition too much
Don’t be a carbon copy of the other guy.
Do try to be the best that YOU can be.
Do pay attention to your own skills and get better! Hone your skills.
Do be completely different than other people
Most of all, DO BE YOURSELF.
What do you think about being the best vs being the best you can be? Is there a difference? Do they go hand in hand? Comment Below!
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