Outperforming other people is of no interest to me. It certainly doesn’t motivate me. If anything, it makes me feel a little guilty. I was raised not to show off, not to be proud, not to draw attention to myself. I don’t like people looking at me or standing too close. Compliments make me uncomfortable. My greatest childhood dream was to be an author whom everyone would read but no one would look at directly, but I couldn’t figure out a way to write books without people knowing my name. (A word in your ear: I think I might have finally figured out a tiny loophole just big enough for me to slip
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