Self expansion

Or self fulfillment, or whatever the opposite of self defeat is, here’s what it sounds like: Jay-Z was the owner of an NBA team, the Brooklyn Nets. He was proud of this, and bragged about it constantly. Eventually, the news came out that he owned a fraction of 1% of the Nets (1/15th of 1%). A writer in the New York Times called it, “A tiny share of the team.” Another writer, in VICE, “He benefits from being able to pretend to own the Nets in some pretty obvious ways….” The NBA eventually updated the minimum to 1%. Still, when he’s asked about it, he says: “It’s all wins. If I had 0.001% of the Nets, I won.” And, in addressing the writers at the time, he says, “That’s their way of diminishing our accomplishments. Don’t let anyone diminish your accomplishments.” Whenever someone tries to talk you out of your momentum—and sometimes, if you’re like me, you’re a willing collaborator or even instigator—this is always a useful story to remember. The post Self expansion appeared first on…