You must realise that you have to become the very best you can be, not becoming the very best around.
The best man in a town where the average is 25% can not compete with the best man coming from a town where the average is 95%. Due to advancements in tech, the world is now such a small place and as a result of this, our competition is no longer local.
What is the difference between buying online from a Nigerian ecommerce startup or a Chinese one? Do you see the point? Nigerian ecommerce companies must not be good enough, they have to be very good to really survive.
The age of the local champion is over.
So, never relent on becoming better than you simply because you are just a local champion. Local is good, global is better.
