Being a Thrower is the Biggest Ego Trip

Being a thrower is the biggest ego trip.

First, by not being any good. Everybody starts at the bottom of the mountain. But you can see the mountain top. And from where you stand, it appears to be miles away.

Unfortunately, many don’t make it past this stage. Throwing is not a psychologically easy endeavor. That’s ok. Their path lies elsewhere.

By now, there is lots of competition from others. You’re not in the top group. Not the bottom group. You feel you’re more talented. That you’re better at this or that. Yet your results don’t align with where you feel you should be.

Now you’re in the top 1%. You’ve worked hard. Hours spent on your craft are paying off. You win some. You lose some. But you’re not quite over that hump. You can see the summit, but someone else has their flag planted.

Now you’re THE best. There is no where else to go. You look down at everyone else clamoring for position up the mountain. You remember what it was like. Fond memories, you still fiercely protect your ground.

Now your best is behind you. In your decline, a new generation has caught up, eventually surpassing. This is the natural order. To fight it is insanity.

When the time is right, you realize this was all just a lesson. You realize the power of the present moment—your egos kryptonite. I say again, ego cannot function within the present moment.

Grateful, a path appears and you happily return from the mountain to your family who’s been waiting patiently for you.

It is here you realize that after all this time, the mountain in the story isn’t the geological definition. The mountain in the story is your mind.

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This random post spawned from the thought in the first sentence. Anyway, what I’m really saying here is *stay the course*. Regardless of where or how far your career takes you, every inch, every bead of sweat, every single sore muscle fiber, is all worth it. It is all exactly what you need to experience.

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