A man reflects on feeling behind his own expectations as a teenager, only to realize he was actually ahead of his peers. He argues that constant comparison wastes energy; what matters is showing up daily and doing the work in front of you.
Understanding as a kid, I was always, I was always trying to figure out how to kind of put my life to the next level, how to, how to bring in some more money, how to get to that next step at a very early age. Kind of ambition, I guess, is a, is a way you could coin it. And it very quickly came to this place where I was 18, really kind of upset that I wasn't where I wanted to be and realizing that Golly, when you take a step back, I'm actually ahead of most people my age, but also whether I am ahead of people my age or not, I'm right where I'm supposed to be. Having that understanding of not looking to the left and right and seeing what he's doing and she's doing and comparing, but realizing that if you are consistently just putting one foot in front of the other and doing your best to execute on the things that are put on your plate every single day, you are right where you're supposed to be. And that's the most you can do. That's the most you can ask of yourself is, is a mentality, that perspective that I wish I definitely would've had.
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