the Practical Skateboarder

No matter how long you’ve been skateboarding or how good you become, there will inevitably be someone better than you.

Even if for a point in time you can become the best, eventually someone better will come along.

We all must contend with this.

So, how do you deal with the self-inflicted judgment and criticism that comes from comparison to others and can steal you passion and enthusiasm?

You applaud their accomplishment and get back to your work. That’s it. Watch and learn. But do not compare.

How you stack up to someone else is not the metric that matters to us.

Are you becoming the skateboarder you want to become? Are you improving over time? Are you loving what you do more and more each day that you get to do it?

These are the metrics that we care about.

The only comparison that matters is with yourself.