Are you settling for mediocrity?

Hi, Bob:  Thank you for stopping by, and for your comment.  Settling in or settling period are never good.  Settling, complacency, apathy are no friends of good, no partners with hard work.  I hope I'm wrong- but fear I'm right in that it seems we're at that tipping point in our country's history where the last few generations will go down as the last ones who believed in the "honest day's work, honest day's pay" concept.  Current generations are packed with far too many folks looking to get their day's pay from someone else's work.

Hi, Elisa:  Thank you for dropping by, and for your comment and insight that seems more-suited for pep rallies than the wee hours of a Sunday morning!  I'm picturing you saying the words you wrote and motivating a whole lot of folks...to sell houses or climb mountains- don't think the task would matter.  That's a real gift, you know- and one I possess from time to time.  There are times, however, when one could ask me how that dang ant's gonna move that rubber tree plant- and "high hopes" would be the last thing on my mind.  I know others in your office are blessed by your spirit.

Hi, Michelle:  Thank you for stopping in, and for your comment/question.  I don't think I know enough about St. Jude...or Thaddeus, as we Baptists still call him...to make a call on that one.  For so long now, "St. Jude" has been synonymous with that great children's hospital in Memphis, same as I've always known Catholics to use the St. Christopher's medals for protection during travels and trips, etc.  Guess I need to bone up on my Catholicism a bit

Hi, Hella:  Thank you for dropping by, and for your thoughtful and reasoned comment.  I think you're dead-on correct as well.  When I went through our Leadership Institute last year- the best $25 I've ever spent, by the way- one of the topics was time management.  The speaker used a term I hadn't heard before- she said that before you go to bed every night, you want to write down what your "frog" is or "frogs" are for the next day.  When you get up, you're going to knock those things that you've identified as the toughest ones out of the way first, then you'll have a feeling of freedom for the rest of the day to do other thing.  It's all about having the knowledge that you've done the "have to" thing for the day- and the rest of the day can be spent on the "want to's".  With that freedom comes opportunity to set new and higher goals, and plans to realize them...again, no settlin'!

Hi, Randy: Thank you for stopping by, and for your comment and sentiment.  I think it's a simple case of us falling victim to the wrongs of taking the path of least resistance.  I used "settlin'" in my post versus "settling" in a tip of the hat to a country song by the duo Sugarland of the same name.  That song's chorus hits things right on the head- and although the song's speaking with regard to a male/female relationship, it translates and is appropriate in virtually all facets of life.."I ain't settlin' for just gettin' by, I've had enough so-so for the rest of my life, Tired of shootin' too low, so raise the bar high"...

Hi, Charles:  Thank you for dropping by, and for your comment.  While I'd truly like to disagree, I'm equally certain you're spot-on.