2022-07-01 • 2 min read
Jealousy, if harnessed correctly, is a powerful tool for improvement. It works as a brutal mirror. You get to find out more about yourself from being jealous. You become more aware of the things that require attention.
But you should also not feel insecure. Naval has already pointed this out. You want the good qualities, but you don’t want to entirely become that person.
Over the past few years, I have tried to get rid of the Jealousy perspective. Consequently, I have shifted to a rather curious state. Now, when someone wins something or gets appreciated for doing something, I don’t get jealous. Rather, it just feels weird. Why him or her? Why not me?
I recently found out that I am not the only one who thinks this way. So, I thought of addressing it. My mind generally responds to “why not me?” with a bunch of reasons: wrong judgement, biased choice, unjustifiable act of revenge, and what not.
Even though we believe we have every trait the other person has, we are unable to achieve their level of success. But that is rarely true.
The truth is simple.
It’s not about competency. It’s about execution.
You cannot beat a guy who is persistently putting efforts into something.
You are living in an illusion unless you get out of your head. Your ignorance becomes evident as soon as you attempt something you thought you understood.
But this realization of ignorance is just the beginning of the learning curve.
It’s in your best interest to act on ideas, instead of sitting on them.
The degree to which you act on an idea indicates how much you care about it. It shows how committed you are.
The ones who care enough are the ones who win.