“If You Are the Best in a Room, Then You Are in the Wrong Room.”
It’s nice to be the best. You get recognition, a sense of accomplishment, and hopefully compensation. However, if you’re the best person in the room, you probably won’t have to face it again.
Personal finance blog Emma Lincoln explains that if you feel the worst about your job – be it your job or just working out at the gym – that means you’re surrounded by people you can learn from. Or at least people who can teach you rough lessons to help you get better:
Yes, it’s good to be good at something. Be the teacher’s favorite. Dance in front of a Zumba class. Chat with people who admire you. Be the most responsible person at a party or the most balanced couple in your social circle. This is good. But that won’t kick your ass. And pecking your ass gives results faster than kicking your ego.
Being the worst person in the room gives you the motivation to get better so that you are no longer at the bottom. However, being the best in class probably means it’s time to move to another class. No matter where you are, as long as you are not afraid to challenge yourself, you can continue to improve and make yourself more valuable to the room.
Are you the worst? | Emma Lincoln via Rockstar Finance