mr. bighead

thebigdecision:

The YOU-factor

I had a great conversation yesterday with a friend (and kindred spirit) who I love speaking to because we always seem to be going through similar professional experiences…and she is truly one of the few (maybe, only) people I can speak to who GETS what the fuck I am talking about when it comes to the whole BigHeads “thing”.

Anyway, as we both methodically work on our projects…we often find ourselves wondering if we are moving too slow and potentially risking someone doing the same (or a similar) idea in a BIGGER way.  

Now, I’ve written about (and addressed) this whole fear of others “Catching Up” in an earlier post (read it here)….but yesterday, as she and I spoke, I realized that I left out one of the BIGGEST reasons why you never have to worry about others stealing your thunder…and I probably overlooked it in that original post because it is so obvious. 

It’s the YOU-factor!!!

Yup…no matter what others do…no matter how closely they come to creating something similar to what you’ve created…you need to always remember that they don’t have the key ingredient that makes your version the BEST version — YOU!

And while they might outgun you…or grow faster than you…or make shitloads more money than you…there will ALWAYS be clients/customers/collaborators/etc. who ONLY want work with you because of your passion…because of your knowledge…because of your approach…because of, well….YOU!

And that can NEVER be stolen or replicated…