"Fanfare" I'm terrified of not living up to my full potential, above every other worldly fear. The people that are close to me bear witness. That's not a joke in any way. It's arguably unhealthy, and somehow necessary in my own mind. I am on a mission to optimize myself. growth is the mission. I think we are all on the same one but we take diffrent approaches, and hold different ideals of what the optimal self looks like, behaves like, and the impact that person has on others. My approach evolved in the last decade. We create these titans of athletics, industry, politics, art and great thinkers; elevate them, placing them out of reach of our own "realistic" aspirations. Few persue and achieve or surpass the elevated standard. We read their books, follow their moves, and celebrate them. Getting to the point, I think there are titans all around us. But we view them as equals because society, or our community has not elevated them. Maybe, in a spirit of pride, we discount the idea of what we can learn from our peers. Maybe we feel we're the chosen ones who should be elevated, not them. That's when we lose. My approach is to learn from everyone, minimize my pride so that it doesn't get in the way.... Now I realize that I hold fewer "titans" in an elevated regard, and I'm giving my fanfare to the teachers all around me. Now I view my optimal self as a process of identifying sources of power and tapping them, instead of as a destination. Tell me what you think in the comments! -- Camera: #canon70d Lens: #tokina116 -- 💻📧Let's Get Connect😄!!! 📱 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @briandentart | Ig: @brian.dent | FB: facebook.com/briandentart | Snapchat: briandentart | Tumblr: briandentart | Youtube: briandentart | Vimeo: vimeo.com/briandentart -- #baltimore #camdenyards #oriels #baseball #achieve #thought #canon #progress #fans #teamcanon #bmore #beautifulphotography #baseball #sports ##teamcanon #vividcolors #vibrantcolor #upperdeck #urbanphoto #urbanphotography #citylife #game #inspiration #inspired #sky #blue #green #field #photoart (at Camden Yards, Baltimore)