May 17, 2024
Polls show that over half of people walking around
are unhappy and I think it’s because they are stuck in mediocre. A
mediocre job, what they would consider as a mediocre relationship,
mediocre health, mediocre version of whatever success means to
them.
And likely they probably have a story why they are
stuck in mediocre. But the real story is, you can get unstuck
anytime.
Now, of course, some of us were still dealt a more
difficult card than others. So it’s going to take more work to get
out of mediocre but it’s possible because people who have had it
harder than us have done it so we can too.
It comes down to being honest with yourself about how
you feel about different buckets of your life, realizing and
believing that you’re incomplete control of all of it, and then
establishing daily habits that support the exceptional version of
you, not the mediocre version.
I’m very positive and optimistic about the world we
live in but I also think it’s so easy to win right now because most
people settle for mediocre. They simply aren’t willing to do the
hard work, or they are stuck in habits and routines that support
their mediocre life, or they accepted that they are not good at
something without actually putting in the hours required to become
good at it.
We’ve got one shot on this planet and mediocre is not
the plan.
Here’s the trickiest part - when you are honest with
yourself and assess what in your life is mediocre - it feels
painful like you should have done something
differently.
But when you lose the ego behind it and take it with
the approach of - well I can’t do anything about what’s happened
before now but I can for sure take all the lessons learned and make
the best decisions going forward. It’s not a fail on me -
it’s forward focusing with a growth mindset.
WHY do we sit in mediocre sometimes?
Fear of failure
Easier to stay in your comfort zone
Lack of ambition
Conforming to social norms
Limiting beliefs
Not willing to work hard
Perceived lack of resources
HOW do we get out of it?
Get around a new crew/ have different
influences
Outwork your self doubt - Alex Hormozi
Focus on learning and improvement always
Have high standards for yourself
Take massive action
Learn from failures and embrace them
Stop getting distracted and doing the wrong
things
Consistency and discipline!
Set-up systems and processes so it all seems more
do-able
Have a clear vision of your long term goals and
set-up habits to do each day that support those goals.
We have to be willing to have discomfort now - and
resist immediate satisfaction, for the long-term satisfaction that
is so much sweeter!