Never Sweat The Competition

Line from Kanye's verse on "All Your Fault"

I've never had to worry about my competition but my competition have always had to worry about me. You can't compete with someone if they can only bring a knife to a gun fight. You lose before it even begins and you can't even question how you've lost if you don't have an even playing field to begin with.

People are so concerned with fighting the new, that they forget what their advantage was what got them into that position in the first place, yet their competition had nothing on them. But that's down to ones ability to recognize their own worth and ability to be the best. 

The competition might want your spot, the competition might want your position and hell, they might even get it. But your position wasn't able to be fulfilled the way you filled it. The way that it needed to be filled to become irrelevant. But you're so concerned about who you compete with you that you forget your spot is your spot. 

I would fight to keep my position but then I'd be too focused on the smaller aspect of my situation and what I learnt was your competition can steam roll you if you're not working on the bigger picture and not letting you keep building upon you and your brand. 

They'll find a weakness in your armour and they'll pry it open to get to you, they'll stab you where it hurts and then they'll look to inflict more damage if possible. I don't let that happen to me because as soon as I give the ability of control away they'll use it to neglect your wellbeing and your dream. I worked too hard to be phased by those who hadn't worked the hours I've worked or as hard as I've worked to be here. 

Not to mention, the harder you work, the harder it is to focus on other factors of your life which require attention. So when individuals show that they're interested in being part of the team and show the willingness to work on your projects with you then you can't say no. More hands make light work. 

I'll never settle for easy, its like saying your effort was only worth second place. But second place is the first to lose and I'm not okay with that. I fight for my place in the world and no one can take it away from me. Only those who don't realize your worth are the ones to lose when you're the real winner. The industry is hard, they'll recognize certain individuals for their efforts due to being favourites yet those who should be rewarded are neglected by the system because they can't bare to see you win. 

But if you already know that you're the winner, the industry becomes the loser in the situation. But so many people fight for recognition like it matters. The throne might contain the spotlight but when you  work this hard, you begin to realize that the spotlight isn't on you for a reason. 

We can steal the spotlight by yelling what about me but at the end of the day, you've got more work to be doing and the spotlight will eventually come at the right time for you. Regardless of the circumstances if you know you're worth and perfect your craft how can you worry about other people's opinions? They'll only take away from your belief by insinuating you're not good enough. But the industry already knows, the spotlight knows, the world knows. They'll keep crowning jokers until the king is ready. 

And we all know, those who aren't made for the job, can't keep it. They can't do it as well as someone who knows what they're doing, knows how to touch the hearts of their people and can move their kingdom forward. 

Awards, don't hold weight when people know you're not the right recipient and the trophies won't matter if you're being the best you. Focus on yourself and not on the competition. Focus on the details that separate you from society and the reward is seeing how far you've been able to progress yourself and your dreams.