The Advantage of Being Yourself

No one is going to beat you at being you.

You can eliminate all the competition by simply being yourself. Not because you're trying harder than anyone else — but because you're not trying to be anyone else. When you double down on what you're naturally good at, and what you actually enjoy, something interesting happens: you get into flow, while everyone else burns out.

Find that thing — the work that feels like play to you — and build around it. You’ll outlast and outcompete others, not through effort alone, but through alignment. Because while they’re forcing themselves to fit in, forcing themselves to push through something they secretly hate, you’re actually having fun.

And when you’re having fun, you’re dangerous.

Being authentic doesn’t just feel good — it gives you an edge. It removes friction. It makes your energy sustainable. It turns effort into momentum. And the odds of success go way up.

Now, sure — some people succeed by pretending. They create a character to chase a version of success they think will make them happy. But when they get there, they can’t even enjoy it. Because they didn’t get there — the character did. That version of success doesn’t belong to them. It belongs to the mask they wore to get it.

And I honestly can’t think of a more miserable life than living as someone you’re not.

And people do it all the time. Not just in business — in their relationships, in their day-to-day lives. A man might agree with his wife to avoid a difficult conversation. A friend might laugh along with jokes they hate, just to avoid awkwardness. People tone themselves down, shape-shift, play roles, just to stay liked. And they might succeed in staying liked — but it comes at the cost of being known.

The more you suppress who you are, the more distant you feel from your own life. And the further you go down that road, the heavier it gets. You're constantly managing impressions, filtering every thought, walking on eggshells — until you don’t even know what’s real anymore.

That’s not success. That’s survival.

So here’s the truth: being yourself isn’t a liability — it’s your greatest asset. Because no one else has your exact combination of skills, instincts, quirks, and lived experience. That uniqueness isn’t something to hide. It’s the very thing that makes you stand out.

And once you stop trying to "fit in," and start showing up exactly as you are — that’s when everything gets lighter. That’s when the right people start to show up. That’s when your work becomes more creative. That’s when your relationships deepen. That’s when you start to feel energized instead of drained.

Because now, you’re no longer pretending. You’re no longer performing.

You’re just being you — and there’s no one better at that.

I got the insight from Naval Ravikant on Modern Wisdom here’s the link to the full podcast if you wanna check it out. WATCH HERE

Keep crushing it, I’m rooting for you

-Conner