Some People are Destined to a Life of Mediocrity
I interact with a lot of people for work. Sometimes I am the customer, and sometimes the people I am dealing with are my customers. Over the years I have become more and more aware of the fact that some people are just not very productive, no matter what job you put them in. They just are not mentally prepared for success and therefore are destined for a life of mediocrity. I started thinking about why some people are more driven (and likely) to succeed than others. One of the many reasons that people think the way they think is the environment in which they are raised. My father recently passed away. I took some time over the past several weeks since his death to reflect on what I learned from my Dad and how those lessons have made me the man that I am. While my Dad gave me plenty of advice (some good, some bad :-)), there were three recurring themes in all of his lessons. They are actually pretty straightforward words to live by. I have captured them here and hope that they are as helpful to you as they have been to me.
