I don't want to down play the competitive aspect of all this. It's there, we can't deny it. But we can choose to conduct ourselves in a mature way and we can choose to gain a positive perspective from it.
Moving to the top in this competition puts us in a sort of spotlight and what we say is heard, and sometimes taken out of context. Let's remember to not create an opportunity for negativity to happen. Life can be challenging, so let's not add to that unnecessarily. The challenges we face and choose to engage should benefit US in some way, they should make us stronger, more mature, more motivated. They are NOT supposed to make others feel bad, or to make us feel better by comparison.
Our ultimate goal here is to earn lots of money so we can continue the rest of the year doing cool stuff. We will not achieve that by making others feel bad, by putting others down, or by "beating" others.
Winning doesn't mean that we have to be better than everyone else, although it can seem like that is a byproduct. But if winning a temporary rank contest means we are better than others, then our view of them and our own worth is pretty shallow. Let's not succumb to that way of thinking, instead let's look at our own best months and set that as a benchmark. Let's also, in a positive way, look at the success of others and not be focused on "beating them," but instead use that to set a goal for ourselves.
I want to remind you guys that you are just as awesome, just as deserving, and just as worthy as the people we would call "successful." This competition is meant to motivate. It also allows us to refine our own attitudes and styles. It's a good thing if we want it to be.
I bring this up because this attitude and growth process is more important to me than measuring my monetary success by comparing myself to other ladies. Yes, there are lots of things I want to do and yes, money plays a big part in getting me there, however, money comes and goes. Definitions of success change. And the "winner" is temporarily defined by the contest.
I like to think of this as an opportunity to test myself, and to do it next to some of the best entertainers I know. The lessons I take from this are always character building and positive. And if we can all push ourselves to earn some extra cash in all that, then fuck yeah.
I am so looking forward to this. We have a lot of support behind us and we set a high standard for ourselves last year, finishing at #15. I'm not saying we shouldn't compare ourselves to others, but if we do it should be in order to learn from them. When it comes down to it, our ultimate satisfaction will be doing better than we did in the metaphoric yesterday. We will be happy knowing that some growth has taken place, and in the end we measure that according to which ever standard we choose.
Keep it positive!! And, in the words of one of my favorite people, keep it classy! (GinnyPotter)
All that in mind: negativity, shit talking, rumor spreading, and name mentioning in ANY negative context, will NOT be tolerated.
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