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Being Mediocre 101: What a Life Well Lived in 2020 Means

Starting to Own That Your Ordinary is Extraordinary

9 min readJun 8, 2020

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So here I am in a panic when I first hear we have to self-quarantine in my State of Illinois.

Can YOU remember where you were and what you were feeling when you first heard the news?

For me, I experienced pure Shock and Disbelief, and then WHY, WHY, WHY???

I went straight to “HOW AM I GOING TO PAY THE BILLS IF I CAN’T GO TO WORK?”

Flash forward two months and you will find me cooking dinner most nights, going for daily long walks with my dog, doing phone coaching sessions with clients, starting that long-awaited writing career that I dared not pursue because I didn’t think I had the time and BEING MEDIOCRE.

What Does Being Mediocre Mean? And Let’s Turn It On Its Head

Let’s look at the definition.

me·di·o·cre

adjective

  • of only moderate quality; not very good.
    “a mediocre actor”
  • SIMILAR WORDS
  1. Ordinary
  2. Common
  3. Commonplace
  4. Indifferent

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Kris Freeman
Kris Freeman

Written by Kris Freeman

Falling Flat on My Face, Getting Up Again, And Asking “What IS Next? AND “What Else Is Possible That I’ve Refused to Consider?” krisfreeman983@gmail.com

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