No matter what occupation you have chosen, there is a hurdle preventing you from working well or achieving excellence in that particular field. Competition . . . necessary to distinguish the best from the rest.
I’ve always felt that the more competition, the better I will look if . . . my intentions are honorable and my footwork is solid. Personal wants and needs become a pale priority when it comes to service of society. Sounds hokey I know, but everyone does something, one thing, better than anyone else on earth. A calling. Joe DiMaggio, baseball. Katherine Hepburn, acting. The Pope, poker. Just kidding. Point is, DiMaggio was no actor, the pope couldn’t hit a curve ball and Hepburn wasn’t supposed to lead a church. All found their true calling and I’ll bet each didn’t do it to become rich, famous, or popular. They understood “this” is what I was meant to do. Do it well!
Every time someone tells me I won’t “make it”, I remember I already have. I love what I do, don’t care who notices, and refuse to get caught up in credits, credentials, and cash. If you don’t enjoy what you do, why do you do it?
Footworking,
Mark.