I don't aim to be the best

I was having a conversation with a friend about how I don't aim to be the best trainee solicitor in my firm, or the best legal YouTuber, or the best blog writer (lol definitely far from the best at this!)

My friend said 'so you're happy with being second best then.' I had to think about this before I replied. The thing is the term 'the best' or 'second best' doesn't fit into how I view my life and my objectives. In my mind, it isn't even a competition; I don't want to make everything I do, turn into this.

Think about it, say you are known as the best at something, there would be so MUCH PRESSURE! I was listening to Certified Lover Boy and it's fair to say a lot of people think Drake is or was at the top of the music game. A lot of people (including myself) think Take Care was his best album and everything after was not quite the same. Imagine that pressure to always have to show up, to always live in fear that one day someone could completely take over what you created. I can't be asked for that. I think there's more to lose when you view yourself as the best person in a certain field.

So if I don't aim to be the best at something, what do I even aim for? In all honesty, I don't have a clear answer for this 🤣 All I tell myself is I want to do things that make me happy. I always reflect on things I do and check that I'm feeling fulfilled. However, I also know consistency creates great things. For example, Martin Luther King Jr. didn't become such an inspirational activist by only attending one protest. He definitely was not thinking about becoming the 'best' civil rights activist; instead he was consistently fighting for something he truly believed in. That's something that inspires me to keep going too.

Maybe aiming to be the best is something that drives you; of course we are all different. Perhaps if I was an athlete, then aiming to be the best would really spur me on. However, I'm far from an athlete and