A big fish in a small pond has no place to swim

I heard an interview with a successful comedian whose advice to young performers
was, hit the ceiling where you are. Don’t become a local hero. Once you get
hot, leave. Otherwise you’ll grow in complacency instead of growing in
competency. 

I spent the first ten years of my career working in a medium sized
city. Which was perfect for that stage of my career, but eventually, I had reached
a point of diminishing returns. I had become a big fish in a small pond, and I was
quickly running out of places to swim. 

Meaning, if I didn’t take a risk and abandon
the market that I was in love with, I might never have had the opportunity to
stretch and grow and evolve into the next version of myself. I would have
remained important only within my limited circle of influence. 

And looking back,
relocating was the best decision I could have made. Moving to a bigger pond
challenged me to develop new skills, allowed me to expand my sense of aesthetic
possibility, forced me to raise my creative game and helped me develop a case
of the humbles. And now I’m one hell of a good swimmer. 

Proving, that every
fish has a choice. They can look backwards and preserve the past, or look
forward and create the future. Townes said it best, there’s no prettier sight than looking back at a town you left behind. 

LET ME ASK YA THIS…

Would you rather be the smartest person at the community college or the dumbest person at the ivy league?

LET ME SUGGEST THIS…

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Scott Ginsberg

That Guy with the Nametag

Author. Speaker. Strategist. Inventor. Filmmaker. Publisher. Songwriter.  

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