Being the Best, No Thanks

I'm not interested in being the best writer there is. I'm okay with others with being far better than me. It's a pipe dream to try to be the best there is. 

Why do I say this? Before I became a technical writer, I remember an acquaintance, he was an old cat who happened to be a jazz bassist, once told me something insightful. He said "no matter what you do, there will be always be someone better than you."

Constant one-upmanship is futile. Supposed you get to the top, it's only matter of time before you get knock out of there. What's the point? Life is too short to pursue this vapid phantom. How much damage can you do to yourself and others when you focus on being the number 1 writer? There's so much more peace when you let this go and just focus on writing.

I'm just interested in doing the best I can as a writer. My focus is on the craft and to continue to grow as a technical writer. I'm not interested in competition. I'm not interested comparing myself to others. Those writers, especially well-known ones, are who they are. I'm just me. God has blessed me with a technical writing career. He has given me a freedom in obscurity, yet given me and my family a well-compensated space to do what I love. I'm just interested in doing the best I can and let the rest follow.

Writing should be about quality, not quantity or prestige. It should be about the craft and creative process that goes with it. I still get a joy in designing documentation, even if it's not "the best".

For however long I can keep writing professionally, I resolved to do this:

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; -- Colossians 3:23 KJV