Embracing the Underdog Mentality

Shahid
2 min readJun 23, 2024

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Do you ever feel like you’re the little fish swimming in a giant aquarium, both in your relationships and in the gym, or in the overall scheme of things? If you have had a part of your life where you have been struggling for money, if you had no father or mother to guide and provide for you, or if you are a member of the society that has no welfare system, then this message is for you.

The Underdog Mentality

The underdog is one who provides no recognition, do not accept stress or anxiety. They are people who can no longer endure the daily experiences of being poor, uninfluential, and unappreciated. This exhaustion, therefore, sets up shifts in camp. It refers to the point in time where one gets so tired of being referred to as a loser or not good enough to be alive that they begin to win instead.

The Power of Dreams

Underdogs have dreams as any other persons; owning a house, working on a relationship with a loved one, being able to win a fight or, perhaps, breaking the cycle of poverty. If they sense where they are going and what they want, they turn into God’s own locomotives. They choose not to live in setbacks. They turn pain, doubt, and fear into sources of strength.

The Drive for Success

Stepping into adulthood, everybody wants to grab a slice of cake though the cake simply doesn’t expand. The discipline, the eager and the one who has a strong urge to get a sharewill of the resources, clears the barriers to get a share. If there is something that hinders you, you ought to be as obstinate as a hound dog that have caught the smell of a rabbit.

The Desperate Advantage

Desperation makes you dangerous. Thus, whether a man has been counted out to bet on himself, betrayed to regain honor, or dishonored to become a disruptor. Dissonance gives the underdog life by translating every “you can’t” into an “I will.

Conclusion

The underdog is not OK with restrictions and boundaries. It has been observed that they consider any form of set back as a preamble to a comeback. It isn’t a fortress they are telling, it is fuel. Not that this does not make them talented; they are hungry all the time, aggressive all the time, and ready to fight all the time — like a dog. The underdog rises and ascends the hill in poverty and need, frees himself from darkness, and chases a dream.

Never lose your appetite for success, let your goal push you on, let your passion drive you forward.

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Shahid

Self-development blogger focused on personal growth, motivation, and achieving goals.