You set very high standards for yourself at a certain profession & you work really hard to master it. You do extremely well, but in the end you find out that on the topmost level, you're just ok - but not the best. But note that on a normal or average level you are 100%, but you simply can't cut it out at the highest level. How do you feel in this situation?
1. Dejected, but realize that this is the best you can do
2. Dejected, but work even harder to reach 100% (though it may be close to impossible)
3. Feel happy because you've still done a very good job - it will be good enough for a successful future career.
2007-02-13 06:57:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
#2. I would keep working at being 100% even though I know that while I am not at 100% there are probably some skills that I am better at than others. In other words, I should stop looking at my skills as a whole and determine where my specialties lie and how I can use those specialties to be valuable.
It actually sucks because I felt my profession was where I was going to be and that I was going to be the best. While I am still striving to do that I am also looking at alternative careers to see if I might be better/happier doing something else. But that does make me feel dejected because you can't help but wonder if I wasted some time getting to this point.
2007-02-13 07:08:45 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you can't change how you FEEL about it - I think everyone would be disappointed, angry, and discouraged. You can only decide what you're going to DO about it. I'd do a rational evaluation and figure out if you have a chance for being the best, and if so, and if you are willing to do the work, then go for it. Remember the top boxers think of themselves as "contenders". No one is assured the top spot, all you can hope for is to be good enough to compete for it.
If you don't think you can do it, then relax, you've done a hail of a job already, and have a well deserved rest.
2007-02-13 07:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by All hat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all relative. I've seen high ranking martial artists that couldn't defend themselves on the street. It's good to sometimes feel as though you need more training. It helps to keep you in check and on your toes. Being good at what you do is not a destination, it's a journey. You will find 'The Way' is in the training, not in the acheivement of a particular level or rank.
2007-02-15 08:30:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would feel a little disappointed and motivated to try harder. But I would also recognize the fact that being the best in your chosen profession is not the end-all to life. Take time to evaluate the other things in your life...good friends, loving family, how you treat people, & how you are in the other aspects of your life. Careers come & go, but it's the other things that make us who we are and are what counts the most to allow us to call ourselves "sucessful."
2007-02-13 07:04:58 · answer #4 · answered by harlowtoo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say 2 and 3. I would be happy with my effort, but try harder. The day that you quit trying to improve yourself is the day you become stagnant. There is a saying that I think of almost everyday: "Lead, follow or get the hell out of the way!" Even thought I know no one is perfect, that doesn't stop me from trying to improve myself everyday.
2007-02-13 09:48:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never had that problem because I'm smart enough to know that no matter how hard I work there will always be some one better than me and as far as being a "master" that title is not a self appointed one.
2007-02-13 07:02:54 · answer #6 · answered by Roger J 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Becoming a master at an art takes at least 40 years practice. Literally. I practice Shaolin Kung Fu and can tell you that to earn a black sash is like 15 years.
2007-02-13 10:01:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I set my standards high, but not so high that I can't reach them. I am happy to have a client say "Wow, you're Gooood" makes me feel like a queen, if only until the next client walks in :)
2007-02-13 07:06:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
youll never be 100% this isnt a video game there is no such thing,and you cant be a master
inles you harness your spiritual,physical,and mental energy,such things are true a human only uses 10% of thier physical and mental power if you could tap into atleast 40% more you could do anything,sortof like telechaneisis =P,but with all of your physical and mental power you could even destroy (mabye) the world
2007-02-17 06:18:58 · answer #9 · answered by roy .d m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, considering that anything external could never be 100% me, I am not dejected at all. I know that at any time I am myself 100%, and that makes me perfect in being me.
sh!t happens, and if it happens to me in my professional life, it sure does happen to others.
2007-02-13 09:03:39 · answer #10 · answered by SAINT G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋