Who is the best or Becoming THE BEST

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This is a bit of an uncommon post and I have not done this for a while, but I feel it is time to do something beside the pure “Here Is A Pro Tools Trick”.
As I have been fortunate traveling a lot over the last years and meeting a lot of radio people, imaging guys etc. there is always the discussion going on and numerous people have asked me personally this question :
Who is the best Imaging Director on the planet?

This is an impossible to answer – why?

1. Our work is highly subjective!
2. What format are we talking?
3. What type of work do you judge and what outside factors have been influencing the imaging piece you are judging such as market conditions, program director, target etc…
4. and and and

After giving these as an answer, some people might get more specific, but should be more concerned about:

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO BECOME THE BEST / ONE OF THE BEST IN YOUR FIELD?
WHAT IS YOUR GAME PLAN BESIDE MIRRORING OTHER PEOPLE’S WORK?
WHAT IS YOUR STRONG SUIT? WHAT YOU WANT TO BE FAMOUS FOR?
WHERE IS YOUR PASSION?

And if all of this seems to be impossible: START MICRO. Where can I be better today than yesterday? What niche can I become the best ?