A lot of successful athletes aren’t the oldest among their siblings. They’re often the youngest. I think this is because the younger siblings see what’s possible earlier and they start arriving for it earlier. They are trying to catch up with their peers, while the first born child started life having no peers in their family. The second born child saw what was possible by watching the first born, and a third born child benefits from seeing what’s possible 2 stages ahead of them, by watching what the first born child and the second born child are up to.
What’s the lesson for us? Surround yourself with people who are 1 or 2 steps ahead of where you are and you might get to where you could be faster.