BEING NUMBER 1

Coming from a family with 3 children, it's very easy to be overlooked. Speaking for myself, I think I've always worked THAT much harder just so that I could make my parents proud. I'm sure my siblings would agree. In my parents' eyes, I've always wanted to be "Number 1." Maybe my Chinese roots are showing, but I refused to settle for second best. Being second sucks! That's why Chris Medina ALWAYS told us to give just as much credit to the second place winner as the first place winner. However, for some reason, being the first-born child kind of gave me leverage over my siblings, that no matter what happened, I'd always be number 1.

I think the race of being number 1 has followed me throughout life and I've subconsciously applied the mentality to all that I do, including my interactions with other people. Being number 1 doesn't necessarily mean being the best at everything. Rather, I seek being number 1 in the hearts of the people that I love the most. Just knowing that I'm in someone's thoughts really makes me happy and fulfills me in ways that I cannot even begin to describe. I need to know that I matter in someone's life. Even if we can't tell each other just how much we mean to one another, it's nice knowing that I'm still number 1...