Don’t Be Afraid to Be Average If You Want to Remember
When you first meet someone, you want to impress them. You may be tempted to focus on areas where you are best, but it is also important to feel comfortable being average.
It may sound contradictory, but when you are comfortable with being average, you can increase your chances of impressing someone. As the Inc. business site explains, it’s very rare that you’ll be best-in-class at anything. If you are only willing to do something when you are the best, you will not do something very often. If you do something with enthusiasm, even if you are not the best, you are more likely to be remembered than if you sit around until you become the best.
So you run, but you don’t race because you don’t want to finish behind the pack. You sing, but you won’t use the mic in a friend’s group because you are not Adele. You sponsor a softball team, but you won’t play because you are not very good.
Personally and professionally, you feel obligated to maintain your all-knowing, all-round, all-conquering image. You are not human. You are a resume. Stop trying to sound perfect. Accept your mistakes. To make mistakes. Hang yourself there. Try and fail. Then be lenient if you fail.
Think of it like karaoke . You probably won’t be the best singer in a karaoke bar, but no one can listen to the best singer. If you go on stage, you can at least have some fun and leave a good impression. However, you will not leave any impression if you never take the stage.
How To Be Unforgettable: 6 Ways To Make A Great First Impression | Inc.