You know, people say to me all the time, “I want to compete, but...” And the excuses are endless — time, family, money, etc. But I think the one excuse that irks me the most is, “I would compete, but I see the same people winning over and over and over.” Well, DUH!

Of course your top competitors are going to win time and again. What do you think makes them a top competitor? Or do you think that once they win one competition they should give it up and walk away? Just how long do you think it takes to perfect that winning competition nail?

Didn’t Kobe Bryant just win a championship ring for his thumb? (That means his fifth ring!) Do you hear other basketball teams saying “Well, we would play basketball, but we see that Kobe keeps winning so why bother?” No, you don’t hear that and you won’t hear that. That’s just ridiculous.

What you will hear them say is “We’ll be back next week, or next month, or next year.” And they return to wherever it is they came from and they train and practice and watch videos of their opponents, and (listen up here) get better. So when they do return to face their opponents, they will stand a better chance.

The point that I’m trying to make is that it shouldn’t matter whether winners keep winning, there will always be someone there to challenge them. Be it basketball or nail competitions.

There is a possibility of 100 points on the score sheet at nail competitions. The highest score I’ve ever gotten was an 87. So that means there is still room for someone to beat me... so where are you?

— Lynn