The first, the best, and the different

You can try to be first to do something, but it’s hard to do. And over time, the first rarely comes out on top.

You can try to be the best at something, but once again, difficult to do. Nearly impossible if you really think about it. Your call on if you want to invest the time.

A better strategy is to simply be different at something. This isn’t easy either, but it’s more doable. You just need to dig deep to find what you’ve already done that makes you different. The mashup or remix of the skills you’ve learned from your past experiences is where you want to put your chips.

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This post was inspired by this podcast.