May 31, 2018
“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.