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The number ONE spot is for losers Stop trying to be number one. Relax and enjoy being simply great. Alex Fayle © pressmaster - Fotolia.com
– “I’m the best.”
I’ve learned since moving to Spain that
– “Be the best in your niche.”
most Spaniards don’t care about being the
– “Your goal should be to reach number
best. They find constant competition and
one.” Blah blah blah...
I allow others to measure my success against my competitors?
work-work-work very English. Whenever
No thanks, I’ll stick with being simply
I start getting all “gotta be the best, gotta
great and share the winner’s circle with all
be the best” Raul asks me why. And I say
the other great people in my field.
“because...” and stop. I don’t know why Know what? I don’t care about being the
actually. Peer pressure perhaps?
best. I’m quite happy being great. There’s so much more company when you’re great.
I can understand why I’d want
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The best is a lonely place, always looking
to be great. After all who’d want to listen
over your shoulder to make sure that no
to someone who isn’t striving to be great?
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one’s coming up from behind ready to take
But the best? Nope, can’t think of a single
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the number one spot away from you.
good reason.
Studies from the University of
There’s so much pressure on being
There’s only one type of best that
Toronto who now
NUMBER ONE. Think of the Olympics,
I care about and that’s doing my best. I’m
lives in northern
a perfect example of this. While thousands
not a slacker. I give whatever I’m doing
Spain where he found his soul. He’s
train for an event, dozens will make it
my best, but that’s an internal thing. It’s
back out on the Someday Sea to help
to the final moment and only one person
competing with myself and going one step
others cross it. Find out more about
will be the best. You watch the news and
farther than I thought possible. But being
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the way they handle everyone else, asking
the best? That’s completely external and
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second and third place athletes how it feels
I’ve had enough trouble in my life learning
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to lose the top spot. How totally icky.
not to care what others think. Why should
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