There’s an old joke about two campers in the woods. They see a bear approaching and one guy starts putting on his running shoes. The other guy goes, what are you crazy? You can’t outrun a bear. The guy with the running shoes replies, I don’t have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun you.

It’s a silly joke but there’s a story there that I’m starting to realize. I don’t have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun the other guy.

Too often, I don’t start or do things because I don’t believe I can be the best or I set my goals too high. But reaching a smaller goal is better than reaching no goal and sometimes, just out running the other guy is good enough.