¿Are you playing your own game or someone else's game?
Would you rather be the world’s greatest blogger, but have everyone think you’re the world’s worst blogger? Or would you rather be the world’s worst blogger but have everyone think you’re the world’s greatest blogger? Answer these questions honestly.
Another one. If the world couldn't see your results, would you rather be thought of as the world's greatest "content creator" but in reality have the world's worst record? Or be thought of as the world's worst "content creator" when you has been actually the best?
We want everyone to like us right? Well, but we shouldn't!
I can understand that we, as social creatures, we are always concerned and often to a fault, with whether or not we are enjoyed, appreciated and respected by those around us. We pander to the whims of others hoping to please everyone. Or at least, find as few haters as possible. We try to behave affably, make the correct remarks and laugh at the appropriate times. Yeah, all this for the sake of winning the fancy of our audience.
But in my opinion, what a lot of mindful people who have been successful in life. Through true transcendence, success and not money have in common, is that they’re able to remember what they all set out to do to live a fulfilling life! Not get rich. Not get famous. Not get popular. Not even get the admiration of others necessarily. But rather to live a satisfying and truly transcendental existence and help others around them do the same.
So again. Would you rather be the world's greatest at what you do, but have everyone think you are the worst? Or would you rather be the worst at what you do but have everyone think you are the world's best? Spend time thinking about these questions.
«-Inner Scorecard vs Outer Scorecard-»
Yeah, the main problem with many people today, even from different generations and ages, is that they were raised to value the outer scorecard the most. Surely, as a student, you were graded based on how well you performed on an exam that someone else created about the subject.
Even in college, I bet there was a constant pressure to compare yourself all the time to other students in the same profession to see what they were doing because later down the line you were going to be competing for future opportunities. Am I right?
The problem with the outer scorecard is that by comparing yourself to others, you are putting their skills on a pedestal and belittling your own skills in that domain. So, while an outer scorecard is an important metric to keep in life, you should be learning and start to realize too the importance of the inner scorecard.
Because if you were to only focus on playing someone else's game, undoubtedly you always will be one step behind. But if you play your own game in your own terms, you will separate yourself in a way that really allows you to truly grow and enjoy the process along the way.
It’s not that getting rich or popular or famous or admired can’t be deeply satisfying. It can be! But all of that can be ruined very, very easily along the way in a snap by having to make too many compromises and commitments to please others by living according to an external scorecard rather than an internal one.
So, did fame, popularity or wealth actually work in giving a satisfying and fulfilling life? Well, in my view and look that I am an old man now... No! But you do you and keep exploring. Because of exploring is precisely of what this post from beginnings of the week is all about. See you later youngsters!
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