If there's something that people have been battling for ages, it's the struggle of being a mediocre person or an "average" human being. I am sure this is also the key to all those "Thug Life" quotes and memes on social media.
Falling in the "average" range means that you finish your daily chores, earn enough to support yourself and your family and lead a moderate life. You do not excel at your workplace, but you are not an underperformer. You are not an overachiever either. You do not hold a burning passion for anything. You are in your comfort zone and you are playing safe in everything you do. You always plan things, book tickets in advance and never do anything impromptu in life. You think twice to take a vacation because you want to save up for something you might/might not do in the future. You have to work hard towards everything you do. Am sure reading so far has given you either a sinking feeling or a relief that you are not any of what has been listed above. I congratulate every person who feels the latter. The mediocre lot, please read on:
A wise man once said that success comes to only those who work "hard". But what if you don't excel even though you work hard? What if hours of solving a problem don't give you a solution or a new perspective? Maybe, at the end of the day, you solve the problem by yourself or take help from someone. And then you would move on feeling relieved that you have overcome the situation. It's great that you got it solved but did you realize where the whole thing became mediocre? It's when you moved on from the solution/problem without learning anything in the process. When there is no take-away. When you just have the experience of solving it but do not care about the actual solution.
Another thing to consider is your perspective on the whole thing. You're solving it because you should solve it. As you ought to pay your bills. But do you actually want to solve it? Are you passionate about solving this problem? If given a choice, will you solve it? Question yourself. Little questions like these change how you approach problems. Some research on: what's the crux of the problem -> scale of the problem -> how bad are its effects will genuinely pique your interest in looking at the possible solutions. Trying one or more solutions will take you deeper into the problem. And once you are almost about to solve it, nothing will stop you from solving the problem. This will change your entire perspective on problem-solving and even if you don't solve it, you are a winner already, for not giving up!
Remember that nobody can make that one great leap to success (unless its stock market). Start small, have patience and faith, work smart to step out of this mediocre life. Become special by working on your strengths. If you want to challenge yourself, always question yourself: what am I going to be in 10 years .. If long term goals are not working out, create short term goals. Work on them like never before. Keep going and never stop working. You may fail but you'll never repent. Success is on your way.
Hoping to see all of you in flying colors. Hoping to see you all succeed. And hoping to step out of my own mediocre life by this attempt at blogging.
