I Am a Unique and Special Human Being, It’s All In the Mind

I read a great post by Seth Godin this morning. It talked about being an elite. Now when I read it the thing that came to mind for me was that being elite, understanding that I am a unique and special human being is something that is all in the mind.

The very fact that we have in mind the thought that we, you, I am a unique and special human being makes us one. Most people have such a poor sense of self worth, that they can hardly come to grips with a thought like that. Fortunately, or unfortunately, we are what we think. If we believe ourselves to be worthless, then we tend to act that way. If we believe ourselves to be elite, something special, then we will tend to act that way. Who do you suppose gets the most out of life?

Now the point here is that it is all in the mind. What we think about ourselves, what we believe our life to be tends to become reality. It doesn’t take much to prove this out in life. Think about your own life, you own thoughts about yourself and tell me if the two don’t match up.

Seth says something much the same. By looking to make ourselves better, we prove that we are elite, as he puts it. We are proving that we are special by the very fact that we are trying to be something more.

What do you think? Do you think that you are something special? Do you think that you are an elite in this world? Or, do you think you are just average, or worse yet, below the average of most people on the planet? IF this is the case, what do you think you can do about it? Is there something you can learn to pull yourself out of this hole in your mind? Is there something you could do that would prove to yourself that this sort of thinking is not true?

Read Seth’s Blog post and then come back here and tell me what you think. I would love to hear your opinion and maybe even your story about how this is or is not true.