Boy, when I was a kid it seemed like all of my friend’s
rooms were littered with sports trophies. My room, on the other hand was
littered with my brother’s sports trophies.
I was more of an artistic, imaginative child than a jock. I didn’t
have a lot of interest in playing sports. I mean, it’s not like I would have
hurt myself playing kickball. I could still hold my own when I had to, I just wasn’t
that into it. Still I have to admit a
smidge of jealousy when I saw all of those sports trophies and plaques with my
friend’s names on them and I had none.
Perhaps that I why I strive so hard in the work place now to
obtain as many corporate awards as I can, I’m still jealous of the sports
trophies and plaques that my friends had and I didn’t.
Is that a sign of my inner child trying to come out? Am I trying to overcompensate for the awards
that I didn’t win as child? Who knows? Maybe I’m over analyzing myself. Now, with all of my corporate awards, I can totally see where my friends were coming
from and why getting those sports
trophies was so important to them.
I guess you’re never too old to be proud of your awards.