Hello everyone 👋

I think I’m slowly getting the hang of my schedule again! Been trying to group similar tasks together (ie. meetings, work, fun stuff, etc) and I found that to be pretty helpful in terms of clearing up my mind.

I love it when I see my friends succeeding. It makes me super happy, especially when I know of the struggle that they had to endure prior to reaching their “goal.”

One of my best friends just did something crazy, and I’d like to share it with you in short.

2019 — Entered Wilfrid Laurier’s BBA Program with Coop

2020 — “The Year that Changed Everything”

2021 — Bouncing Back

Damn. I think it’s even crazier since I was able to be there throughout his failures and now incredible comeback. Super happy for him.

One of the counterproductive things I have been seeing is a growth of a competitive culture, where this environment idealizes stacking people up against each other and putting us in silos. It’s been sad to see the ends of friendship coming from envious attitudes towards others’ successes.

In my opinion, there’s a very humbling aspect of just being proud of your friends when they achieve something. Setting aside your ego for a second and just appreciating all of the hard work that they’ve put in to achieve those goals is something we all need to do more often.

I’ve been trying to make this a fundamental part of my identity and it’s helped me stay true to who I am and actually avoid comparisons. I hate playing the “catch up” game, and comparing myself to others makes me feel exactly like I’m doing that. Instead, I’m trying to be more confident in my unique journey and path, and it’s been doing wonders for me.

At the end of the day, everyone’s on a unique trajectory. We need to make sure that we stay true to that and avoid conforming to someone else’s path.

Until next week, congrats again Victor!

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