I think it's perfectly fine to be mediocre. If you're mediocre long enough, you might even excel at it!

It is time to give ourselves permission to not be the most amazing person there is. Mediocrity is okay. It is when we start comparing ourselves to others that the real insidious disease sets in.

Thank you, Steve, for sharing a great article with us all.

Thanks Steve I'm an average sort of person and a person I know use to say I was only mediocre. I felt bad about it. Sad really that I wasn't seen as okay for being me. Regards

The sad thing is that so many of us do not fully embrace ourselves with all our good and not so good aspects; without that total acceptance of self, it is almost impossible to make any true and long lasting improvements. We become prisoners of pleasing someone or something else....mirrored shadows of what we perceive 'they' want....in the process we lose ourselves...leading so many to depression, alcohol/drug abuse, suicide, etc.

I like her last point - mediocre compared to who?
Nice article, thanks Steve!
Craig

I kind of liked the good enough guy. We are not going to achieve perfection, although I do a lot of editing, sometimes. Trying to move closer and closer to perfection can result in overkill.

It depends of each person talents and ambitions. Who sets the standards ?. Good article, I liked your lengthy article too.

Thanks for the link, Steve. Great article! I had forgotten about the mediocrity quote from Catch-22. :)

Great story, thanks enjoyed rearing.

Your post yesterday was lengthy, but it was well worth reading, so to those of us who really want knowledge are more than eager to read no matter how lengthy it is so you keep putting those lengthy ones up because I (and may others I'm sure) enjoy reading them!


Best regards

Barbara