Imagine yourself as a jigsaw piece. The more you look for pieces you fit with, the better your life will be. The more you look at pieces that are just like you, but bigger, the worse your life will be.
The piece that’s shaped like you, but bigger? That’s for a different puzzle. It has nothing to do with you. It can’t help you, because you can’t help it.
Joy and success in life comes from finding people we can help, and doing so. Look for people who are missing what you have, and who have what you are missing. Look for ways to form connections, not comparisons.
That bigger piece, to a different puzzle? It’s taking nothing from you; the pieces that it fits with don’t even belong to your puzzle. You gain nothing from even being aware of it, unless you’re using it as inspiration to find other pieces to fit with.
Don’t look for people like you. Look for people who will like you.
The Opportunity Machine 