Patrick Bet-David says believing you've arrived kills growth and creates fear. He rejects "overachiever" because it implies a ceiling. A co-speaker shares how he once prayed for the exact position he's frustrated with now, a reminder that gratitude and the next level aren't opposites.
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If you keep going to the next level, you suck at the next level. You're not doing anything at the next level. So here's what that example is. Here's a human being. They've reached here. They're beating most people. They think they've reached it. They have no idea that there's that level there because there's fear. And every time you and I— believe me, I know this from experience— every time people that tell you, oh my gosh, you're so amazing, You're so this, you're so great. Wow, Patrick. Wow, Johnny. Wow, Steve. Wow, Bobby. Boom. You believe it, but you're not there yet because you haven't reached your capacity yet. You know, a lot of people may think I'm an overachiever. In my eyes, I'm an achiever still. I don't care what the world is saying. In my mind, I don't want to believe I'm an overachiever because if I'm an overachiever, I've reached it. I don't want to think that I've reached it. I want to know there's 10 more levels to the game.
And I remember stage being pissed about where I was at. And then sometimes I have to reflect and compare to where I was 10 years ago. And remember, I always see this comment: don't forget you prayed one day to be where you're at today.