What Are You The Best At?

Are you the best salesperson?  Are you the best at managing?  Are you the best at developing, launching, and seeing something through?  Are you the best at creating a buzz?  You need to be able to answer "yes" to one or possibly two of the above questions in order to make a name for yourself.  If you answered "yes" to all of them, you likely have a clouded view of your skillset.  Would others answer these questions the same as you, if they are asked about you?

The key is not to be the best at everything, as you will spread yourself to thin and decrease the likelihood of being the best at anything.  Find your natural talents, recognize them, exhaust every angle to improve them..........and delegate the rest.  A "Jack of All Trades" will generally lose out to a specialist.  Good baseball teams will have a couple of players that can play multiple positions on the field when needed.  However, that player is usually not better at 2nd Base than the everyday starting 2nd Basemen.  This isn't a bad thing, as the multi-position players are in high demand and usually have long and successful careers.  Which one do you want to be?

Growing up I played football, baseball, and basketball.............every season up until middle school.  At some point I realized I had a choice.  I could either continue to play all three sports, and accept the fact that I would be an average contributor...........or, I could focus on only one sport, and give myself a chance to be the best.  I chose football, and I never reached the "best" status.  But, I'm confident that I became better with focus and dedication than I ever would have become had I tried to develop in all three sports equally.

There were a few kids that had the natural capability to be the best in any sport they played, all the way through high school.  These kids represented a rare few, out of a lot.  Even these kids had to make a choice later in life, one or the other.

To pursue a route of becoming the best at everything will only hinder where you go.  Give serious thought to the avenue in which you can truly succeed.  Where you can truly set yourself apart.  Where you can truly make a difference.  Then pursue it with every ounce of energy and integrity that you have.  Good things will happen.