When my sons were much younger and in school, one of them chose to get by with "C" grades. When asked why he did not try harder to get the higher "B" and "A" grades, he said that he wanted to be average. You see if "C" was average, he chose to be "average." He was not willing to exert the extra time and effort to get the better grades. That was proven out later when he did very well in college.
Unfortunately that attitude is often carried over into all of life for far too many of us. Let's just get by with the average. Why exert ourselves to be excellent, or above average? Why try harder, succeed more often, and enjoy the benefits of such success.
Let's accept average. It is far easier; requires much less effort; and hurts less because there may be less failure.
It really is an attitude you know. Mike Litman, internet marketer and author, talks about staying away from the "not much" crowd. You see, these are the people that respond to your question of "what is happening?" by saying, "not much." Whether you ask them yesterday or haven't seen them in five years, their answer is "not much."
The "not much" or "no" or "can't do" crowd will destroy your resolve, your efforts, your desires, and your dreams. They are directly opposed to the "CAN DO" attitude that each of us must have to succeed. You see, we need to stay away from the "not much" crowd and stay near the "CAN DO" group of people. They are the driven, the opportunity takers, the dreamers, and the risk takers of life. They CHOOSE TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE.
So where will you stand? And by whom?
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