These days I'm contemplating on one word "Mastery", trying to understand what it is and how we can attain mastery in all walks of life. But I ended up spending more time thinking about the opposite of Mastery - Mediocrity. It is easy to fall into Mediocrity. This is so invisible. Remember the broken window syndrome? (Thanks to my boss Joel Sumner for drilling into me to be always vigilant against broken window).
Mediocrity is also about giving less than 100%, being satisfied with average, happily giving excuses on why something cannot be done, being a wandering generality, never committed to anything but speaking in present continuos terms like "working on", "going on", "looking into" etc., I'm sure you'd have more to add.
You start accepting average (product, behavior, conversations, etc.,). It quickly becomes a way of life. Be a fanatic against broken window. You will leave the crowd and therefore you will leave the cult of mediocrity. People say “whats wrong with you”.
Here are some quotes to keep you on the path to Mastery and leave the crowd
- Don’t loose your way to the top – Jack Welch
- There will never be a better you than you – Warren Buffet
- Be yourself, everyone else is taken – Oscar Wilde
- For some to love you, some must loathe you – J C Rowling
- If people don’t hate you, you are not doing big things – Jay Z
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