don’t dim your light for others to feel comfortable
Have we all been there? Just me? okay.
Have you ever want to express something abundant/positive/exciting about your life with others but don’t because you don’t want to be seen as cocky or self-centered?
I have. many, many times. For example, one i’m currently struggling with is the opportunity to be featured in Forbes Entrepreneur of impact created by Daymond John.
It is a contest to meet Daymond and be featured in Forbes magazine and a $25,000 prize for your business. Part of me wants to share it on social media, but the humbleness inside of me wants nothing to do with it.
Who does he (me) think he thinking he has a shot of being in Forbes? The ironic thing is, I don’t think of myself this way at all. I didn’t even seek out this contest, rather it was randomly sent to me via email.
I enjoy being low key, even though in my early 20s I was the opposite.
This is a perfect example of letting your light shine. Why do we feel the need to hold back any appearance of success or affirmation for ourselves?
I believe its because (at least in my case) we don’t want others to feel like they are less than us. What impact does not sharing good things about ourselves do to society?
If EVERYONE held back any appearance of success, we wouldn’t have life at all. There would be no skyscrapers because the person who had a gift for architecture didn’t want to seem like he was better than others. There would be no internet. No film. No traveling to new lands.
Thats how we need to think about dimming our light. If we dim our light, we are doing an injustice to others because nobody would strive for anything. When we build, create, and share we are not just doing it for us, we are doing it for others around us. How has anyone who as ever lived been inspired? Usually because of someone else because that “someone else” had the healthy belief in themselves to strive for more and share it with others.
We are also doing an injustice to our own life because we are limiting ourselves by thinking about what other people think we are or should be.
I’m not saying to be an egomaniac and delibrity make others jealous of your gifts or successes, I’m saying to share your abilities and gifts and successes with others because it is the right thing for you and your own self esteem/validation/etc and it is the right thing for others because they can be inspired to let their gifts/talents/successes shine.
Lets stop overthinking what others think about us. If you have something great in your life going on, share it. It may just be the inspiration someone else needs to believe in themselves too.
Be Better. Be Well