Either become a different class or quit. Ordinary pass is prepared for the losers.
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Editor’s note: The philosopher said that life is expensive. But what if you insist on losing old? Is it a black road? Life is so many decades, why not try other possibilities? Marketing guru Seth Godin said that no matter in which field, everyone’s eyes will always stare at the winner. So, either become a different class or quit. Ordinary pass is prepared for the losers. So best-selling author Darius Foroux also said: If you don’t do this, you can give up and find a thing you can do first. Originally published on Medium, titled: Jerry Seinfeld: If You Can’t Be First, Just Quit
Life is a series of games. Sometimes you lose, sometimes you will win. We all know this.
However, the games we lose will often continue to play. Why is that? Don’t you like victory? I like. Do you know what I don’t like? Lose the game.
I don’t mind losing some games, but in general, I want to win. And I think your thoughts will not be different from me. I have never met a person who said “I like to lose.”
This kind of person does not exist. Those who pretend not to fail have given up on life a few years ago. I know. Life is very difficult, and when you lose too much, you become numb. This is why this concept is so important.
Transfer is very hurtful
Look, you can be the most optimistic and skinned person in the world, but if you always fail, you will go crazy. Inspirational self-help books you can see how much you can, master any subtle art you want, but if you lose, all those shit will disappear.
I don’t understand why everyone’s attitude toward failure is always not honest. This is very hurtful. And this is still from a person who is not even eager to win.
I always like sports when I was a child. I am angry even if I lose, I can let go. But some of my friends are very good, so I amIf you can’t win, you will continue to compare.
As for what kind of game is not important: 1 to 1 basketball, video games, table tennis, table football, everything is the same.
It’s not our nature to feel happy when we lose. Do you know how most people solve this problem? They gave up!
This is the saddest thing I have seen so far. And I have seen a lot. Whenever talented people give up their careers and become the minimalists who practice yoga every day, what I see is that they never want to play again.
Of course, not everyone is like this. But let’s face it. I used to do that too. I started my business in 2010, and I hit the wall three years later. After the startup game failed, I decided to go to work and climb the enterprise ladder.
But when I went to work in a company, I realized that this is not a game I am good at. So I don’t climb.
Play for another game
To be honest, if you are not good at a certain game, it is best to stop. Then go find a game that you can win. But please don’t give up on yourself.
The concept of Jerry Seinfeld is best explained. One episode of “Harmony to Buy Coffee” is with Eddie Murphy. In the play they talked about why the company ranked second should give up. Jerry said:
All those companies ranked second are still there. Why are you still not giving up? Avis, Colgate, Crown Cola, you still have to quit. How sad is it to work in these places? You will never be able to catch up with them [the number one company]. Pepsi… You can never catch Coca Cola.
Of course, Jerry is just joking. But this joke contains a lot of wisdom. If you can’t be number one, why should you play? If you can’t win, it can only be a hobby (however, hobbies are not wrong). You should quit the game and play a game that you can win.
I will give you a recent example. Many people told me that I should go to YouTube videos. I have been teaching productivity and writing for a few years. I also have a podcast myself.
So, for me it doesn’t sound like a bad idea. So I also invested in the YouTube game. I posted 38 videos on my channel and tried many different strategies to attract more people. My conclusion? I can’t even see the top of YouTube’s top players in my field. So I gave up.
The same is true for my podcasts. The difference between podcasts and videos is that podcasts take less time to create and are more fun to create, so I will do it occasionally. However, I am still far from the top podcast of my own line. So I don’t allocate much time and resources on this.
Win more than lose
In terms of content creation and monetization, my focus is on blogging, training, and publishing. I am good at those things, and the results are much better – the same is true for returns.
For example, my “Think Straight” has been at the forefront of similar books for 2 years. In some categories, even if I am not ranked first, the seating is very close. The same is true of my new book “What It Takes To Be Free.”
This is the key. Song Fei said that when Pepsi was supposed to quit, he was actually joking. I think he is more of a player who can’t even get into the leaderboard. According to this statement, Pepsi is actually very close to Coca-Cola. But can Pepsi catch up with Coca-Cola? We don’t know, but they have already arrived at that position.
Can you see those who are at the top of the field? Can you enter the top 10? If you can, you have a chance to win. Sometimes you don’t even have to be #1. If you are in the lead, you can also harvest the benefits, just like Avis, Pepsi and so on.
But if the ranking is not in the forefront, I will change the game to play if I change. In “This Is Marketing,” Seth Godin wrote one thing, that is, how we only have winners in our eyes, any field is:
We’ve all heard of heterogeneous, these kids earn millions of dollars each year on their own YouTube channel, or fashionistas with millions of fans. But becoming a heterogeneous is not a strategy. This is just a wish.
We didn’t see those who lost. Winners are very light – especially those in the desirable field. Those people are famous aliens. But that doesn’t mean you can’t win other games.
This seems to be quite demanding. And many people do not agree with this theory. Just look at the comments in this article and you will find that you don’t understand this, or you just care too much about it.
Yes, but for those who are purely fun! “This is true. In this article, my focus is on making a career – not on playing with hobbies.
Choose your game wisely
I lost a lot of games – it definitely won’t let