Dr. Deepak Dugar

You have to be so wise about picking your competition. Do not compete with losers. Do not compete with idiots. Do not compete with mediocrity. I picked, I literally looked around, I was like, who's the best in the entire planet at this craft? I picked the three, four people and I said, that's my competition.

You have to be so wise about picking your competition. Do not compete with losers. Do not compete with idiots. Do not compete with mediocrity. I picked, I literally looked around, I was like, who's the best in the entire planet at this craft? I picked the three, four people and I said, that's my competition.

You have to be so wise about picking your competition. Do not compete with losers. Do not compete with idiots. Do not compete with mediocrity. I picked, I literally looked around, I was like, who's the best in the entire planet at this craft? I picked the three, four people and I said, that's my competition.

And people think that's crazy, but what you do is you rise to their level to be able to compete with them. They always say, you know, don't let you, don't meet your idols, right? Because, you know, your idols become your enemies. That's only if you're really good at what you do. And so I think the key was picking the right strategic partners. And these aren't partners. These are enemies.

And people think that's crazy, but what you do is you rise to their level to be able to compete with them. They always say, you know, don't let you, don't meet your idols, right? Because, you know, your idols become your enemies. That's only if you're really good at what you do. And so I think the key was picking the right strategic partners. And these aren't partners. These are enemies.

And people think that's crazy, but what you do is you rise to their level to be able to compete with them. They always say, you know, don't let you, don't meet your idols, right? Because, you know, your idols become your enemies. That's only if you're really good at what you do. And so I think the key was picking the right strategic partners. And these aren't partners. These are enemies.

And these are not really, facetiously, but they are my competitors that I take personally. So when I see them do something, I say, I want to do it more. When I see them do something good, I say, I got to do it twice as good. And I think picking the right competitive partners to dance and spar with. And this is how, if you look at Federer, Djokovic, and you look at Nadal,

And these are not really, facetiously, but they are my competitors that I take personally. So when I see them do something, I say, I want to do it more. When I see them do something good, I say, I got to do it twice as good. And I think picking the right competitive partners to dance and spar with. And this is how, if you look at Federer, Djokovic, and you look at Nadal,

And these are not really, facetiously, but they are my competitors that I take personally. So when I see them do something, I say, I want to do it more. When I see them do something good, I say, I got to do it twice as good. And I think picking the right competitive partners to dance and spar with. And this is how, if you look at Federer, Djokovic, and you look at Nadal,

And that energy, they hated each other at one point. You see this camaraderie today. They're all hugging and kissing. That didn't exist during the 15 years they were playing competitively against each other. They used each other as ammunition to get better and better and better.

And that energy, they hated each other at one point. You see this camaraderie today. They're all hugging and kissing. That didn't exist during the 15 years they were playing competitively against each other. They used each other as ammunition to get better and better and better.

And that energy, they hated each other at one point. You see this camaraderie today. They're all hugging and kissing. That didn't exist during the 15 years they were playing competitively against each other. They used each other as ammunition to get better and better and better.

So that's my biggest success secret, I think, is I picked the best and most competitive people in the world to be my competition. I didn't go for the people at my level. I went for the people at the top.

So that's my biggest success secret, I think, is I picked the best and most competitive people in the world to be my competition. I didn't go for the people at my level. I went for the people at the top.

So that's my biggest success secret, I think, is I picked the best and most competitive people in the world to be my competition. I didn't go for the people at my level. I went for the people at the top.

Yeah, and I feel like, yeah, I completely agree with you, and I completely sympathize and empathize exactly with what you said because it's the same for me. It's bad hiring, good hiring, bad hiring, and I'm back to good hiring. I think the team around you makes such a difference, and I think the problem is that, again, mediocrity doesn't look mediocre sometimes.

Yeah, and I feel like, yeah, I completely agree with you, and I completely sympathize and empathize exactly with what you said because it's the same for me. It's bad hiring, good hiring, bad hiring, and I'm back to good hiring. I think the team around you makes such a difference, and I think the problem is that, again, mediocrity doesn't look mediocre sometimes.

Yeah, and I feel like, yeah, I completely agree with you, and I completely sympathize and empathize exactly with what you said because it's the same for me. It's bad hiring, good hiring, bad hiring, and I'm back to good hiring. I think the team around you makes such a difference, and I think the problem is that, again, mediocrity doesn't look mediocre sometimes.

Mediocrity can put itself in a nice facade, say the right things. But what is success? What's the difference between an NBA player who's the worst in the NBA or the NBA player who's the best in the NBA? They both practice their butts off. They both work out hardcore. They all have six packs. They all eat healthy. They all train. They all work nonstop. So what's the difference?

Mediocrity can put itself in a nice facade, say the right things. But what is success? What's the difference between an NBA player who's the worst in the NBA or the NBA player who's the best in the NBA? They both practice their butts off. They both work out hardcore. They all have six packs. They all eat healthy. They all train. They all work nonstop. So what's the difference?