This World is FULL of people who are:

– smarter

– better looking

– more talented

– harder workers

– healthier

– richer

– better achievers

– luckier

– faster learners

– more open minded

– more brilliant

– born in a better place

– raised in a better way

– more loved and cared of

– stronger

– quicker

– fitter

– more/better whatever…

…than you.

Regardless who you are, you are probably extremely average in so many ways.

And even if you are a genius, chances are that you excel only at a few things, yet you still won’t be the best on the planet at those things.

I used to feel terrible about this.

When I was 10, I realized that regardless how smart some people thought I were, I would never be the smartest.

I used to think:

What’s the point then? What am I supposed to do if I can’t be the best in the World?

How can I improve the World if I’m not the richest, or the smartest?

Of course, I was 10, and as “advanced” as I was for my age, I wasn’t able to fully understand..

..that it doesn’t matter.

– You don’t need to be the #1 at anything to live a unique and memorable life.

– And you don’t even need to be unique and memorable, to positively impact the World.

The only thing we should all try to do,

is to become #1 at being our best self.

We all have been dealt different cards.

All we can do is to learn what those cards really are,

and how to play them in the best way possible.

I am not saying we should accept all our shortcomings and only focus on our strengths.

I say that we should be aware of our weaknesses and our strengths.

And then decide how to play.

Is it worth it to work extremely hard on every single one of our weaknesses to improve?

Or is it better to team up with smarter partners in those areas?

Is it worth it to go all-in on one thing we are excellent at?

Or should we diversify our game by becoming multi-talented?

I don’t know.

What I am 100% sure about, though, is that we need to identify and accept who we are, first thing.

Before we can decide where to go,

and what to do.

We need to stop comparing ourselves, to those who have a “better everything”.

We can get inspired and use their success to set a target, but we can’t complain or dwell because we’re not there yet.

Every day, you may fail, disappoint or upset some people who love you.

Every day, you may realize that you don’t know wtf you’re doing, that you still have so much to learn.

Every day, you may feel like you should give up, be “realistic” about your own skills, or find something else that you are better at.

It’s totally ok.

As long as you try to do things that matter with your life, you will experience those things above.

You’re not alone.

Even the richest, smartest, brightest, most talented, most whatever people, have doubts as well.

Analyse and accept those doubts,

and learn from the pains.

But please, don’t ever give up on becoming yourself just because it’s hard, or because of others.

Living someone else’s life, is far worse than being dead already.

After decades on Earth, you will look back at what you lived, before leaving this World.

We will all get there, because we know we’re on this planet just for a short while.

And when you look back, right before dying, the worst thing you could possibly feel at this moment, is regrets.

Regrets,

for not trying to do those things you’ve always wanted to do,

for not saying those things you’ve always wanted to say.

Every single day, we wake up with a new chance to get closer from fulfillment than regrets.

Go do those things,

Go say those words.

And don’t compare yourself with anybody else.

For your last day on Earth, nobody will be there to congratulate, or to blame you for the life you lived.

It will be between you and yourself.

Make sure that when you will look back,

what you see will put a smile on your face.