[onewhippedpuppy]

Nothing groundbreaking but it’s a good sentiment, and as usual the truth is somewhere in the middle. Too far one direction and you have socialism where there is no motivation to be anything beyond mediocre. Too far the other way you have obsessed egomaniacs so obsessed with their own achievement that they typically destroy other aspects of their lives. It does sadden me though, the concept of denying your own potential to be great. Without that internal drive we would not have had amazing people like Hendrix and Einstein. For me personally I think it’s more about realizing my own potential to be great while balancing with other aspects of my life, then being content with the end result. The challenge with pushing to be great is that you can always still be “better”, and that pursuit becomes a black hole of sorts.