Now that I have your attention, you were probably thinking, ‘oh how arrogant, he says he’s awesome!’
Why do people frown upon self-confidence and almost automatically want to smash the person who is feeling good about themselves?
Good question? I think so.
Society has conditioned us to believe that we are not adequate and somehow we have to achieve what the ‘norm’ is in order to be deemed amazing. I believe this is part of why we have, for the most part, this built in ability to criticize others- because deep down we simply don’t believe we have a right to be awesome unless we have accomplished something they’ve been telling us is our life goals, such as:
- Getting a high paying job
- Marrying
- Buying a house
- Having children
Quite the list, and quite an under-whelming goal, especially for those of us who do not view materialistic things as a measurement for success.
Basically, my message and thought today is about the idea of people supporting each other, but we can’t do that if we suffer from low self-esteem and go along with what the status-quo thinks is ‘awesome.’ If you noticed, I said you were awesome as well but I bet you dollars to donuts, you most likely focused on my belligerence rather than your own awesomeness. Got you there didn’t I?
Until next time,
Mike The Awesome One
Really nice posts, Mike…thanks for sharing this.
This is great!