There’s some percentage of people in this world that love their careers (and their lives) as they are.

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That’s amazing — I applaud those folks.

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But I’m not speaking to those “satisfied” people.

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I’m speaking to those who feel:

• Caged
• Restless
• Underpaid
• Undervalued
• Full of potential

If this is you, you’ve likely normalized mediocrity (not intentionally).

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And the consequences are devastating if you don’t course-correct.

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Why we normalize mediocrity

You’ve subconsciously chosen to follow the “mediocre” crowd…for two reasons.

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1.  You adopt crowd-like behavior because “it’s sensible”

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Maybe you’re juggling ALL the responsibilities: spouse, kids, mortgage, inflated lifestyle.

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So you suck it up at a job you hate and give away all your time for incremental reward (while denying your dream).

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2. You’ve chosen mediocrity because that’s all you’ve been exposed to

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We don’t know what we don’t know.

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How could your brain want something it’s unaware of?

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Our default is to walk in the footsteps of those who’ve come before us.

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And where is the typical destination? Mediocre-ville.

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How to know if you’re normalizing mediocrity

Some signals I’ve seen from my clients:

• “I can’t imagine doing this for 20 more years!”
• “I don’t want to miss my kids’ lives”
• “Everyone around me is a robot!”
• “I just have to pay my dues”
• “I don’t want my boss’s life”

Feeling this way too?

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It means you must take action. 

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Pains only compound.

Regrets only get worse. 

“Freedom” only fades away.

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Make a better choice

Listen, mediocrity is a choice — your choice.

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But you have another choice: remarkable.

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A remarkable life is one of your own design.

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But don’t expect to figure it out on your own. 

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Remember: you don’t know what you don’t know.

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You must unlock from your current environment and situate among people and ideas that inspire, energize, and (even) scare you.

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You do this by putting real skin in the game — ensuring your mind craves “remarkable,” not “mediocre.”

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Let’s stop normalizing mediocrity.

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You were born to live a remarkable life.