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Ep. 144 If You're the Smartest Person in the Room, Find a New Room · Go Big with Gib Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Go Big With Gibb podcast, where we talk to professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs about their big wins.
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  SPEAKER_00: My daughter recently joined a much more competitive soccer team.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it's been interesting for me to watch as a dad because when your kid is playing at a certain level, you get used to seeing what they're good at.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then suddenly you put them in a group where everybody is good.
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  SPEAKER_00: The game is faster, the players are more skilled, decisions have to happen quicker.
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  SPEAKER_00: And now things that used to come easily are hard.
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  SPEAKER_00: As a parent, that can be uncomfortable to watch.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your instinct is to go protect your kids.
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  SPEAKER_00: You want them to succeed.
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  SPEAKER_00: You want them to feel confident.
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  SPEAKER_00: But then I started thinking this is exactly where she needs to be.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because I've experienced the same thing in my own life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever I've gotten into a room where everybody is operating at a higher level than me, I've grown.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe they're better investors, better entrepreneurs, better leaders.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe they're making much more money.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe they've built companies much bigger than anything I've ever built.
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  SPEAKER_00: That can be uncomfortable, but uncomfortable is good because suddenly your definition of what's possible changes.
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  SPEAKER_00: You listen differently, you ask better questions, you raise your standards, and you start catching up.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think too many people spend their lives trying to be the smartest person in the room.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want the opposite.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want to walk into some rooms and think, man, I've got a lot to learn.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because if you're always the best player on the field, you probably need a better field.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's what I want my daughter to understand.
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  SPEAKER_00: Struggling against better competition doesn't mean you don't belong.
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  SPEAKER_00: It means you have an opportunity to get better.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the same thing applies to all of us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Find people who are ahead of you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Get around them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Listen, learn, compete.
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  SPEAKER_00: And don't be embarrassed if you're the least accomplished person in the room.
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  SPEAKER_00: Be grateful that you got in the room.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then get better.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Gib Irons.
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  SPEAKER_00: Go big.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for listening to this episode of Go Big with Gib.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you haven't already, go follow us on social media at Gib Irons.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll see you next time.