Why you're failing at life
Because you’ve settled for mediocrity...You’re failing because you’ve grown comfortable with mediocrity; because you’ve stopped trying your best, and have accepted being “good enough”.
Because, somewhere along the line, you just gave up and accepted a life far below your potential and expectations.
Because, instead of chasing your dreams, you took the easy way out; You settled for that boring, but safe job. You settled for the first girl to show up because you were afraid of being alone. You settled for spending your entire life in the same corner of the world you were born, because traveling seemed too scary.
Because you’re terrified of sticking your neck out and actually trying to reach your dreams. Instead you chose the comfortable route of hiding within the safety of mediocrity...
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7 Hard Truths About Why You’re Failing At Life: By
Mathias Östlund
You have to give credit to where it is due.
This is a very good topic but it is not right for you to just copy paste without regard and respect to the original thinker.
People will stick within their comfort zones most of the time.
There are many genius s who just never got education and live happy stimulating lives in other ways.
How can success be defined anyway ? as being in a big house, having a great job, being the best Writer ? Artist ? politician ?
Some people are happy being Mediocre, otherwise who would drivet that train and like doing it ? or empty your Dustbin/Thrash can weekly ?
Elitism can be dangerous too, even more so than Mediocrity.
Many are mentally [nervous, low self esteem etc., ] not able for travelling the world, going for the big job, having alot of stress, but they are happy in their so called 'mediocrity'. Alot of mediocre [so called [] folk who work at MacDonalds , are happy, have other hobbies, and often the job pays for their stress free lifestyle... just anothers point of view.
I believe that we have the ability to succeed in any given endeavor or choices that we make, yet for the same reason we can all fail at one time or another. This doesn't stop us from truly seeking what is best and can't be afraid of what we have to go through, if only to get better.
I believe the message of Oslund is exactly that, to know ourselves and our limitations and explore what best serve to make ourselves and life better.
We certainly wont be any exact duplicate of the famous and over achievers, but that doesn't stop us from struggling to do better. Challenges that come our ways must and shouldn't be a deterrent in seeking for our improvement and not just a complete failure.
I just posted a blog about knowing who we are so that we can best utilize our strength to develop what is designed for us based on our abilities and limits.
Thanks as usual GG.
Love that you mentioned Ayn Rand, my most respected and loved author. Atlas Shrugged as a matter of fact is my most valued book and the Fountain Head.