You are in the fourth position..!!

You are in the fourth position…!

I used to feel sorry and used to think often how they must be feeling inside, being fourth in the Olympics.

Sitting in the stands watching those three winners, listening to their country’s national anthem, and missing out the medals.

They have almost made it. Just missed out, narrowly.

They would perhaps wonder, “Had I been trained a bit more, or have I been a luckier, maybe I would have been on the podium.”

This is one side of the story.

The other side of the story is like this.

If you think positively, coming fourth in the Olympics is a remarkable achievement, by all means.

Of course, there is some disappointment in the outcome, but there is no less pride in the accomplishment.

What about your Life-Olympic? Do you experience coming fourth?

Anyone who aspires to become something in life will occasionally miss out on something or fall short of feel inadequate.

And when that happens, it’s natural to focus on those who are ahead of you who have made it.

You watch them standing on the podium where you have imagined yourself.

Someone is receiving medal which you would have received, that’s what your heart argues.

Every one of us must have experienced the same at various stages of our life, maybe more than once, I am sure.

Stop comparing yourself with others, compare yourself with the version you were before a year ago, 5 years ago, a decade ago.

Don’t regret over not winning, feel proud for trying and giving your best.

Don’t look back on what happened with grief, look forward to what you will make it happen with a hope.

Learn from it. Build upon it. Conquer it. 

Own what once you thought was hard to achieve.