Whose life are you trying to imitate?

Who are you trying to be like?

During the 1990s, the company Gatorade had a campaign in which they encouraged everyone to ‘be like Mike.’ Mike, being the famous basketball superstar Michael Jordan. While the campaign generated millions of dollars in revenue for the company, ultimately no one could be like Mike. There was and is only one Michael Jordan.

Michael Jordan’s skills and talents are unique to him and he was able to effectively use them to propel himself and the teams he played for to be champions of an era.

You too have skills and talents that are unique to you but if all you do is try to emulate others then you’ll always fall short. While having role models and learning from others is great because it gives you an ideal to aspire to, continuously comparing yourself to someone else only amplifies the distance between you and your perception of their success.

But how do you find your unique talents?

That is a question for the ages. And my only and best advice is to expose yourself to as many experiences as you can.

There some ‘lucky’ individuals that know from a very early age what they want to do in life, but some must wander for a while before realizing what they’re best suited for. There is no right answer. What I can tell you is that when you eventually find your unique skills and talents focus on them with intensity because the more you do so, the faster you’ll be able to differentiate yourself from the pack.

So, begin your journey today. Keep your role models but leave the comparison behind. Learn to become the master of your own uniqueness and carve out your own path. Make your goal to ‘be like you.’

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