11. Tall Poppy

"Your candle doesn't glow brighter when you blow someone else's out"   What is it? The 'tall poppy' is a mentality that seeks to put the performance of another down in order to feel good within our own mediocrity. Tall Poppy thinking is at home in the herd. In the herd mentality the sheep flock to the pool of the lowest common denominator - of mediocrity to help them feel better in their own lack of courage to risk and dare and dream to become their best self. Tall Poppy thinking is not about the object of the criticism but more about the thrower of the mud, the cynic and the armchair critic. Rarely will you find tall poppy thinking come from those who have shed the blood and sweat of real battle.