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

Starting to Own That Your Ordinary is Extraordinary

Photo by Ben Shanks on Unsplash

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