First Choice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We often seek to be the first choice the first person thought about for a position, someone’s first love, the first nominated leader. Yet because of what life is we aren’t always first choice, we may even be the best for the job but, we are not always the first choice. It is not actually bad except for our prestigious ego. You see we want recognition without the prospect or reality of failure or being overlooked.

So often we find ourselves in a position yet because we were not the first choice we sulk and feel inadequate with a hunch on our back with a sign boldly stated, ‘I was not the first choice’. I say hunch because we lower our heads and hide the sign boldly stated on our foreheads ‘yet I got the job’. The people who chose you were willing to search through it all maybe you were the last choice, the last resort but, they still chose you for that position. They scanned through everyone and choose you. You beat the odds so stop sulking you have something to be grateful about.

At the end of the day you are the one with the position and not the first choice. So straighten your back lose the attitude and be the best. Work hard, you may think that it doesn’t pay off but, it does. People remember brilliance and people fire, dump and replace idiots.

So maybe, first choice is not always the best choice, it feels good and works wonders for our egos but, people love an underdog. They have inspiring stories and you have nowhere else to go but up. Climb that ladder, but pace yourself and keep sober with the reality that ‘yet I got the job’. Be bold, tenacious and humble... I have no idea how you will get that combination right but, try. You can work hard to be in a first ‘place’ but, being first ‘choice’ is not up to you that is someone else’s choice it’s beyond your control so take a deep breath and do your part.