A Not so Modest Proposal
Face the facts. Being you is overrated. You put yourself out there, just to be ripped apart by the vicious critics. Time and time again, you get shut down, shut up, and shut out – that hurts.
So you do the smart thing. You close yourself up to shield from those oh-so-perfect individuals that chuck disapproval at you like it’s their job. You decide to put on a mask and join the zombiecrowd that enjoys being flawlessly ordinary. You become defined more and more by what you wear and the possessions that you own. Sooner rather than later, your wonderful and original self is lost. But who cares? Not you.
You have concluded that it’s better to be judged by whom people think you are, rather than who you really are. In that way, it’s not really you that is receiving the heat.
Maybe that is true. So please hold back. Hold back because expectations are scary and pressure is overwhelming. Hold back because your friends are holding back. Hold back because you aren’t talented enough, or skilled enough, or tall enough, or pretty enough, or bright enough. Hold back and stay with the assembly of idling minds because that’s what all the cool kids do.
You shouldn’t run the risk of deviating from the norm because others may disapprove. You shouldn’t give yourself a chance in trying something new because you might not be good at it. You shouldn’t aim to achieve great things because you might fail.
You shouldn’t because what’s the best that could happen? Well, you could be extraordinary.
But, who in their right mind would want that?
A Great message from a former 7M Superstar
