"You're a star--and so am I. I'm a genius--and so are you. Your brilliance doesn't diminish my charisma, and vice versa. Those are the new rules in the New World we're creating. That's different from the Old World, where your greatness is supposed to make me feel envious, and all of us are allegedly in competition for the rare privilege of being a well-appreciated winner. In the New World, you don't have to play down or apologize for your prowess, because you love it when other people shine. You exult in your own mastery without regarding it as a sign of inherent superiority. As you ripen more of your latent aptitude, you inspire others to claim more of their own idiosyncratic magnificence." Rob Brezsny