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n to see why Hatch won. (Spoiler: come on, man, everyone knows Hatch one the first season.)I’ve got the million-dollar check written already, I mean I’m the winner. It’s that kind of cocky attitude that makes people really hate your guts. So, that’s the kind of thing I have to keep under wraps.Fun fact, there’s a website called I Love Survivor, and it <a href="http://www.ilovesurvivor.com/2012/09/richard-hatch-famous-quotes.html">features Richard Hatch quotes</a>.Yeah, I’ve read the Wikipedia article about tax evasion and genital soiree-ing. No, he’s not perfect, but neither are we. Jesus says, go ahead and cast the first stone, bitches.The point is: have confidence in yourself.Hatch had the million in his pocket before he stepped foot on the island. In his mind, he had the money. It sure beats the old gardener that shows up solely for the experience of being there. Just showing up doesn’t get you a million dollars. It gets you voted off.If you don’t like my example of Hatch, how about <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-jim-carrey-wrote-himself-a-10-million-check-before-he-had-10-million-3618090c9e#:~:text=In%201985,%20Carrey%20made%20an%20audacious%20decision:%20He,for%20%E2%80%94%20you%20guessed%20it%20%E2%80%94%20$10%20million.">Jim Carrey</a>? He wrote himself a check for $10 million, kept it in his wallet, and cashed it ten years later.If you don’t like my examples of Hatch or Carrey, how about…<h1 id="8069">Enter Cassius Clay</h1>Do you want to talk about ego? Let’s talk about the guy that said this, “I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was.”Yes, of course, I’m talking about Muhammad Ali.“I’m not the greatest. I’m the double greatest. Not only do I knock ’em out, I pick the round. I’m the

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boldest, the prettiest, the most superior, most scientific, most skillfullest fighter in the ring today.”This dude is like Shakespeare, making up words. How about some more:“I’ve wrestled with alligators. I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning and throw thunder in jail. You know I’m bad. Just last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”This man is so badass that HBO couldn’t fit his story in one documentary; they had to split it into two. He went around sweeping up wins everywhere he traveled. Not just boxing, either. <a href="https://theundefeated.com/features/muhammad-ali-i-am-the-greatest-album/">Grammys</a>? Sure, why not?<h1 id="0e8d">He was the greatest before he was the greatest</h1>My story’s theme is: to be the greatest, you have to see yourself as the greatest.You have two choices:<ul><li>Sit on the couch, binging Survivor, telling yourself that you don’t amount to anything special. You’re stuck in the past, inflicted with pain. You’re fixated on low numbers and poor results. Or,</li><li>Sit on the couch, binging Survivor, telling yourself that you are the greatest. You don’t believe the failures of the past, and heal from the pain. The only numbers you obsess about are the digits in your future bank account.</li></ul>You are the greatest. I believe it. Do you?Ryan DeJonghe is the owner of <a href="http://yourenergyhealers.org/">YourEnergyHealers.Org</a>, an online collaborative of energy and Reiki healers offering services over video. Ryan is also the author of Energy Healing 101, releasing January 2021.<figure id="7d50"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Lliym8ipoQIbj4SrbIgVxQ.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></article></body>

I am the Greatest!

Make checks payable to Ryan DeJonghe.

I’m a Survivor fan. I’m not ashamed of my growing addiction. Please ignore the fact that I binged five seasons in two weeks. It was worth it.

What does Survivor teach me?

Always think ahead.
Communicate well with people.
Stay in good physical shape.
Don’t eat random things off the ground.

For the uninitiated, Survivor is a show where wealthy Americans travel to impoverished countries and pretend to live like the locals for a chance to win even more money. A lot of it. A million dollars of it.

No, they don’t live like totally the locals. If they get a boo-boo, Dr. Joe will bandage them up and send them away on a helicopter. If they win a challenge, they can eat beef wellington while watching starving natives perform a “circus” for them.

It’s a show. It’s entertainment. Get over it.

Enter Richard Hatch

I started my Survivor binge-a-thon with later seasons, where the editing was superb, and Jeff Probst defies age (yes, he turns 60 next year). Running short on current content, my wife and I returned where it all began: season 1.

Enter Richard Hatch. After getting the past quieter Probst and an every-three-minute dong noise, I began to see why Hatch won. (Spoiler: come on, man, everyone knows Hatch one the first season.)

I’ve got the million-dollar check written already, I mean I’m the winner. It’s that kind of cocky attitude that makes people really hate your guts. So, that’s the kind of thing I have to keep under wraps.

Fun fact, there’s a website called I Love Survivor, and it features Richard Hatch quotes.

Yeah, I’ve read the Wikipedia article about tax evasion and genital soiree-ing. No, he’s not perfect, but neither are we. Jesus says, go ahead and cast the first stone, bitches.

The point is: have confidence in yourself.

Hatch had the million in his pocket before he stepped foot on the island. In his mind, he had the money. It sure beats the old gardener that shows up solely for the experience of being there. Just showing up doesn’t get you a million dollars. It gets you voted off.

If you don’t like my example of Hatch, how about Jim Carrey? He wrote himself a check for $10 million, kept it in his wallet, and cashed it ten years later.

If you don’t like my examples of Hatch or Carrey, how about…

Enter Cassius Clay

Do you want to talk about ego? Let’s talk about the guy that said this, “I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was.”

Yes, of course, I’m talking about Muhammad Ali.

“I’m not the greatest. I’m the double greatest. Not only do I knock ’em out, I pick the round. I’m the boldest, the prettiest, the most superior, most scientific, most skillfullest fighter in the ring today.”

This dude is like Shakespeare, making up words. How about some more:

“I’ve wrestled with alligators. I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning and throw thunder in jail. You know I’m bad. Just last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”

This man is so badass that HBO couldn’t fit his story in one documentary; they had to split it into two. He went around sweeping up wins everywhere he traveled. Not just boxing, either. Grammys? Sure, why not?

He was the greatest before he was the greatest

My story’s theme is: to be the greatest, you have to see yourself as the greatest.

You have two choices:

Sit on the couch, binging Survivor, telling yourself that you don’t amount to anything special. You’re stuck in the past, inflicted with pain. You’re fixated on low numbers and poor results. Or,
Sit on the couch, binging Survivor, telling yourself that you are the greatest. You don’t believe the failures of the past, and heal from the pain. The only numbers you obsess about are the digits in your future bank account.

You are the greatest. I believe it. Do you?

Ryan DeJonghe is the owner of YourEnergyHealers.Org, an online collaborative of energy and Reiki healers offering services over video. Ryan is also the author of Energy Healing 101, releasing January 2021.