Are you the exception or are you ‘the rule’? I know it’s a line from a dating movie, but it’s more than that…
Here’s a dose of reality… average sucks! Too many people are complacent with it because getting beyond ‘ok’ is too difficult.
Many people see others that are beyond ‘ok’ and figure that those people got lucky or have extraordinary talent. That’s very rare… it’s probably a result of someone who didn’t settle for average.
‘The rule’ is people are lazy. ‘The rule’ is people give up. ‘The rule’ is people don’t try. ‘The rule’ is people settle. ‘The rule’ is people stay in their comfort zone. ‘The rule’ is if you want something different, you have to be the exception… that’s why they call it exceptional.
They don’t give medals for average. They give them for being the best! Go be the best! The second best lawyer at a trial – lost, so did the second best goalie. The second best fighter pilot is dead. What was that one guy’s name that lost to Michael Phelps in the Olympics by 1/100th of a second? I don’t know and I don’t care.
Society rewards the winner! Forget ‘the rule!’ Let other people follow the rules. Break the rules! Defy the odds! Be the exception! Be exceptional!
