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You Don’t Need To Define Yourself As The Best
I am not the best, nor will I ever will be. We define ourselves by being the “best” in any particular category. Once you’ve been living life long enough, you’ll realize that these categories are pretty arbitrary, and they most often ignore all of the things that you don’t excel at. When you openly talk about the things that you’re not best at, people will ask you “are you OK?” Or, they will just say “he’s a complainer.” Rather than thinking about how you’re the best, why don’t you simply just think about the actions and behaviors that get you to be a better person. Becoming the best is an…
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