What are the ways to make sure you don't drift into mediocrity?

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To know my answer you would have to read till the end……

For me to be able to answer this question would imply that I wasn't mediocre to begin with and I don't think that's the case with me. Thus I can't help but give you this answer in an unorthodox manner.

I have been mediocre for as far as I can remember. I knew it when I was a kid, I knew it when I reached middle school and I knew it when I got into my first fight.

For me, mediocrity has been a lifelong friend and when I make friends then I tend to keep them for life (or at least I try to). For me it has always been a blessing to know not only my strength and weaknesses but also my standing amongst those who I am with. 

Don’t get me wrong, my friendship with mediocrity hasn’t been an easy one. I have lashed out and cursed it more than once but somewhere between adolescence and adulthood I befriended it and found a new kind of strength. Over the years I have come to understand that mediocrity will only be a deterrent if I make it one but it can also be my ally if I give it a chance.

My mediocrity has become the source of my inspiration. It allows me to work harder than I could normally have. It pushes me to plan ahead and keep on predicting the next move. My mediocrity keeps me on my toes and provides me the fuel when I am running on empty. 

My friend, as I see it the fear of mediocrity is a motivation in itself. But different people have different approaches and mine has been to learn from it by keeping a watchful eye on it. 

Here are a few words that I wrote back in the day and maybe these can provide some inspiration....

Skills, talent and imagination  
They all hold me in fascination  
For I have none of the above  
But on them I want to ride the life’s curve  

Mine was just a brave fool’s wish  
That I didn’t want to squish  
So, I played along with my own farce  
More I tried, the more they became scarce  
 

It didn’t take me long to understand  
That I had overplayed my hand  
We might be created equal in the whole  
But this world isn’t the same for each soul  
 

Maybe I’ll try to keep it quiet  
Read well and improve my minds diet  
Talk less and listen more they said  
But all they wanted was for me to play dead  
 

You think that this is fun for me to say  
Just to speak I had a whole tribe to betray  
Some were blessed with a prophecy  
While I was just cursed with mediocrity  
 

So, I carry this curse as my pride  
I see no reason for it to hide  
Soon this curse will be a badge of honor  
While I dump those decrees at the next corner 

-hashcash

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