Ego Hit

Today at work I found out a co-worker and one who mentors me is the same age as me
He is one level higher then me in the Corp ladder
And earns 90k more then me

He is a better operator then me
This is the truth
He has the polish companies love
He works hard
Well spoken
And does good work
So full credit to the man

I writing this because it struck me hard when he told me
But why?
Everyone’s life is different
We come from different starting points and have different environments and make different decisions
You can’t compare

But it struck me deep

He is all in
On the Corp life

I am two feet in but constantly on the edge thinking or pretending to think of ways to get out

So we want different things

So why did it strike deep?

Is it jealousy?

I honestly don’t think so

Is it a feeling of inferiority?

Again no, I don’t feel inferior around him

It’s ego

I was the youngest person on my level
Well so I thought
Well I’m not
There is someone your age and above you mate
And good on him
You can only salute the succes and learn from it
It’s no knock on you

Live and learn

And it won’t hold you back
You got to keep on your own unique path the best way you can
And you know when you do your best
Let the ego go

Bravo to him

For what he has accomplished

Now go do what you want to do