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Elite producers don’t compete with others. They compete with the best version of themselves.

6 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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Andy Neary argues that elite producers should measure themselves against their own best version, not against peers. He shares how his baseball career stalled when he focused on outperforming others instead of improving himself.

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They just don't do different things. They measure themselves different. They don't compete with others. 101s don't compete with others. They compete with the best version of themselves. This is what derailed my pro baseball career. When I got to pro baseball, I measured myself against everybody else. Remember what I said? Minor league baseball, you're measured every day. And if you don't stand out as a free agent, it's going to be a short-lived career. If you're just another minor league baseball player, it's going to be just a short-lived career. And that's what happened to me. I didn't feel like I measured up to other people when in reality I shouldn't have been measuring against them anyways. I should have been measuring against the best version of myself.