Shiaa

Not everyone will want, like or get this. That’s more than fine.

Many have “made it” on paper, but keep that knowledge deep down.

Stay hungry, stay humble and embrace the underdog position in every aspect of life.

Earn today, just like we did yesterday.

Stay open to new ideas, particularly ones that are better than ours.

Know that without commitment and conviction all we have and have accomplished can erode.

We're competitive by nature.

We like to win.

Over time we start to believe that if others in our realm fail/struggle it will make it easier for us to succeed.

Don't do that. Even if it's true in some small way, that line of thinking does no one any good - particularly ourselves.

We compare ourselves to a foil not our own potential.

We contextualize our performance through negativity.

We drag down teams and others to prop ourselves up.

We become the type of person who steps away rather than stepping up when others need it.

We convince ourselves that life/work is a zero sum game and that our success is only possible when others fall short.

Said in a simple way: we become a crappy person.

First and foremost it's not a respectful way to carry ourselves. It creates an inherent negativity in the way move through our days, and, importantly...

it sets us up for our own failure because we will eventually meet someone down the line with more skill, luck or resources that will exceed our own performance. In those moments we'll certainly want them to have empathy and compassion and the way we are treated is likely a reflection of what we chose to do when we were in their position.

Our success and failures are just that. Ours.

Others success and failure are just that. Theirs.

When we succeed and someone else fails, reach back and pull them up.