I’ve always been a fan of going first.
I was the first to raise my hand when the opportunity arose in school. The first to graduate college in my family. The first to speak in a meeting or participate in a game or pitch an idea.
There are two reasons why.
The first is that someone has to go first. There’s no denying that.
The second will sound selfless at first, but I’d argue it’s equally as selfish: it makes it easier for everyone else after. They either learn what to avoid by my mistake or they can build off the success and make it better. Either way, the followers win.
(Of course, the selfish part of this is that 99% of the time if I started with a mistake, no one remembers it but if I start with a success and set the bar high, everyone remembers it. I’m still not sure why this rings true; perhaps a blog post to ruminate on the future.)
Stay Positive & If You’re Not First….
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