If You’re Unbeatable in This Game, Why on Earth Are You Playing a Different One?
Go where your competitors don’t stand a chance.
No one is better than you at being you.
This might sound trite at first, but bear with me.
Since you left your mom’s womb, society wants you to be someone else. They want you to be the next Elon Musk, the next Steven Spielberg, the next Cristiano Ronaldo.
Now, guess who’s the undisputed champion of the “Who’s best at being Elon?” game?
Not me, and not you — unless you are Elon Musk and you’re reading this. Hi there, Mr. Musk.
You can’t beat Elon in his game, but — big revelation — he can’t beat you in yours. He can’t beat you in the “Who’s best at being Luke?” game. Yes, I just gave you a name. LOL.
And this raises the question: Why are you not playing your game?
The obvious answer
“Because no one will pay me just to be myself and I need money to survive, dumb ass!”
Are you sure?
There are 7 billion people on this planet, many of whom would happily pay you to be entertained, educated, or inspired by you.
There are millions of businesses out there, many of which need your unique combination of skills, personality, and looks (okay, maybe not the looks).
Start searching and, equally important, become searchable
Don’t search from an underground bunker.
The people and businesses that need you need to know you exist too. So, you have to build an online presence. They need to see what you can do.
In that search, you don’t need to quit your 9–5 and retreat to the woods. That would be insane, after all we all have bills to pay.
But…
Chances are your 9–5 is not the “Who’s best at being Luke?” game. If it is, congratulations, you won the lottery. If not, keep searching.
Keep searching for who — or what — needs you the most.
Maybe it’s a start-up in Pakistan, a church in South Africa, or even your readers.
As Naval Ravikant — one of the wisest men alive — says, the real quest is to find something that:
- Society wants but doesn’t know yet how to get, and
- You can provide better than anyone by simply being you.
Make no mistake: once you find a place where the “Who’s best at being Luke?” game is being played, you’re set.
And why is that?
Well, because:
- While you can effortlessly be yourself around the clock, others have to put in long hours just to come up with a mediocre imitation of you.
- What feels like play to you feels like work to them.
- While you do it for fun, they do it for a salary.
In the long run, they just can’t win.
And once your competitors figure this out, they’ll throw the towel, shower you with money, and happily say:
“Luke, you know what? Just do your thing.”
