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Mediocre or not, my personal view is that everyone should envision themselves as the person they want to be. Being mediocre may or may not prevent you from ach

Mediocre or not, my personal view is that everyone should envision themselves as the person they want to be. Being mediocre may or may not prevent you from achieving your highest goals, but believing in your mediocrity will prevent you from setting out to achieve those goals in the first place. Tell yourself what a badass you are every day, surround yourself by the kind of people you want to be, and keep persisting until you get what you want or are simply satisfied by the effort you put it. There are plenty of roadblocks between you and your dreams that are completely out of your control - and the question of whether you believe in yourself doesn't have to be one of them.

k-mcgrady 10y ago
>> "believing in your mediocrity will prevent you from setting out to achieve those goals in the first place" Why is this a problem? I would really like to have a successful business, live in a large house, and not have to worry about money. Achieving that is going to require me to spend the next 20-40 years working extremely hard, I'll be constantly stressed out, and in the end the chance of actually succeeding is quite low. On the other hand I could earn a nice salary, work 9-5 mon-fri, and live comfortably and happy for the rest of my life.
- katzgrau 10y ago
  Comfortable and happy is a great place to be - no argument there. It's my personal end goal. But don't think that your idea indefinite comfort and happiness is everyone's version of mediocrity - to many, it's the definition of wild success. For the larger world population - not to be cliche - believe in your own ability to achieve what you want. There are too many people (including oneself) who want to tell you what you are and aren't capable of.