Create Your Masterpiece And Set The World On Fire

 

It bothers me that some of my contemporaries are in a better position than me because they belong to a more elite educational institution. I truly feel the hunger and the drive. And I have a feeling that I am better than a lot of them. But society values the prestige of the institution. The worst part is,that it becomes my self concept. How can I become the best despite all this?

Whether it is because of the name of the institution, the “prestige” of the career, or the perceptual value that society places on it, such things are an integral part of modern man.

The quicker that you begin to completely discount the views of society, the more you will be able to focus on what’s truly relevant. It is a wonder to me that anyone pays any attention at all to society. Modern society and all its views are a complete sideshow. When you’re down and in need of a laugh, take a walk outside and have a look at what society applauds and values. And have a wonderful laugh at it.

As for being better than people who are more successful than you . . .

This is common all over the world. The people at the top of any profession are not always there because they are the most talented or the most skillful. In any field, there are undoubtedly many people who are far more skillful than the ones at the top. People that no one will ever hear about.

The reason that they are at the top, despite not always being the most skillful, is because they have made it a priority to be at the top. Getting to the top, independent of skill, is actually a skill in itself.

In your particular situation, those that played the game (the “institution” game) satisfied the necessary criteria to rise to the top of THAT PARTICULAR GAME. It has nothing at all to do with intelligence.

In my opinion, being good in school has NOTHING to do with true intelligence. School, in fact, has NOTHING to do with education. Like religion has NOTHING to do with God.

Being good at school just gets you MORE SCHOOL. People don’t truly succeed Because of school. They succeed DESPITE school. School is a glorified day care. A convenience for working parents. A breeding ground for mediocrity.

Can school get you a job?

It might. But do you really want to work for the type of employer who hires someone because of their school transcript?

And speaking of jobs . . .

If all you want is a JOB, you’re truly scraping the bottom of the barrel of your human potential.

If all you want is a JOB, you deserve to go to school.

If all you want is a JOB, there’s no greater dignity in IT than grabbing a begging bowl and sitting on the side of the road.

Certainly, working in some job may keep you from LOOKING LIKE a beggar. But it won’t keep you from BEING ONE.

If you want to play the Institution game, play it. If you think the game is silly, call it silly and play a different game.

But whatever game you play, it will put your mind at ease knowing that the people at the top of the Institution game are the ones who decided to play and win at that game. That’s all.

So why would you compare yourself to them unless you are playing that same game? The soccer player doesn’t compare himself to the basketball player.

You must now discover which game you wish to play. And whatever game you choose, you must understand that Skill and Talent are only the ENTRY FEES. The real game begins in your strategy for rising to the top.

When you get to THAT GAME, send me an email.

For that’s when the real fun will start.

Human beings were not meant to be WORKERS. They were meant to be CREATORS.

Create your masterpiece and set the world on fire.

And do it right in front of the gates of the Institution that says you can’t!

Dr. Gupta travels the world working with True Seekers. His clientele consists of professional athletes, executives, and celebrities. He helps them become The God Of Their Own Life.

Kapil@KapilGuptaMD.com