Why do I want to be well-known?
It probably implies that I was excellent at something.
Hmm, do I actually want to be well-known? I definitely want my ideas to be well-known. But how much do I want to be well-known? My ego says it would be nice to be well-known. There’s more access to things, events, experiences when I’m well-known. My personality suits more towards a low-key well-known type. Like ‘your coach’s favorite coach.’ Your role model’s role model. I want to be well-known within the publicly well-known circles. But I myself would thrive from working behind the scenes. Building that life resume of portfolio of things that when someone reads it, they’re like ‘wait what, he did all that??!” Like a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The forgotten one in the basketball GOAT convo.
But why? I like the spotlight but not fully. Easiest answer is I wasn’t given the spotlight or attention growing up. Maybe because I was told that I was special repeatedly by others. And well-known equates to having that uniqueness and potential realized.
Are those contradictory though? I don’t think so. Think they actually go hand-in-hand with how my life has unfolded. Being told I was special = wanting ideas to be ubiquitous. Not being given attention / spotlight = wanting to be behind the scenes. I think I will work with and interact with high profile people but I myself won’t be high profile. That’s almost the perfect mix.
Anonymous fame.
I like that persona for me. Just keep inspiring people 1x1 and in small groups.
Quality scales.
I actually don’t desire to be well-known. I want to be well-known among well-known people.
Now it may naturally happen and I’m open to that. That’s actual clout. Anyone can be well-known. What I desire takes a different perspective.
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