{"id":38215,"date":"2021-06-06T10:17:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T14:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=38215"},"modified":"2021-06-10T23:37:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T03:37:45","slug":"mediocre-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/mediocre-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediocre Life? 3 Reasons You Might Be Stuck in One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you bored with life, or do you feel like life is bored with you? Are you making your things happen, or do you just take it as it comes? Wondering how you can overcome a mediocre life and banish the blah?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>The Miracle Morning<\/em>, Hal Elrod provides three common reasons why people settle for a mediocre life. When we overcome mediocrity, we get closer to the life we want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn more about some of the causes of a mediocre life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overcome Mediocrity to Live the Life You Want<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first challenge to living the life you really want is overcoming a tendency toward mediocrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most people passively accept the cards that life deals them<\/strong>. Even people who achieve success in one area, such as a career, often accept less than they want or are capable of achieving in other areas, such as relationships or health. Most people\u201495%\u2014live a mediocre life, without realizing they have the ability to be who they want to be, do what they want to do, and have whatever they want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you take one hundred people at the start of their working life and follow them for forty years, you\u2019ll find, according to the Social Security Administration, that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>One will be wealthy.<\/li><li>Four will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/financially-secure\/\">financially secure<\/a>.<\/li><li>Five will continue working because they have to.<\/li><li>Thirty-six will be dead.<\/li><li>Fifty-four will be broke and dependent on friends, family, and the government.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The challenge is ensuring that you are among the successful minority rather than the struggling majority<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 Reasons You Might Be Stuck in a Mediocre Life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common reasons people settle for uninspired lives are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1) A Mediocre Life Practices Rearview Mirror Thinking<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of us view current choices through the filter of our past experiences\u2014the rearview mirror syndrome. <strong>We measure new opportunities against our past experiences and capabilities<\/strong>\u2014for instance, thinking: \u201cI\u2019ve never done anything like that before; I\u2019ve never succeeded at that.\u201d Thus, we limit our future development based on the limitations of our past. Even though we want to change, we\u2019re stuck on the way things have always been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can overcome past limitations by repeating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/affirmation-and-visualization-7-habits\/\">affirmations<\/a> that inspire confidence that anything is possible and that you can make it happen. Focus on what you want, reprogram your beliefs about what\u2019s possible, and move in the direction of your goals until they become reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2) A Mediocre Life Views Small Actions in Isolation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We wrongly think our choices affect only the moment\u2014for instance, that it\u2019s no big deal to eat something unhealthy or to skip exercising today because we\u2019ll get a \u201cdo-over\u201d tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, your individual actions, as well as thoughts, have long-term consequences. <strong>Every thought, decision, and action determines who you\u2019re becoming<\/strong> and, ultimately, the life you create. By keeping your commitments, you develop the discipline to achieve the results you want.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3) A Mediocre Life Involves a Mediocre Circle of Influence<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We emulate the people we spend the most time with\u2014our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/circle-of-concern-and-circle-of-influence\/\">circle of influence<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re surrounded by negative, complaining, lazy, people, you\u2019ll be like them. Likewise, if you spend time with positive, successful people, their attitudes will rub off and you\u2019ll become more like them. This is true of every aspect of life, including happiness, health, and even income. Spend less time with people who pull you down (this can include family) and associate instead with those who believe in and encourage you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding the reasons behind a mediocre life can put you on the path toward the life you want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you bored with life, or do you feel like life is bored with you? Are you making your things happen, or do you just take it as it comes? Wondering how you can overcome a mediocre life and banish the blah? In The Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod provides three common reasons why people settle for a mediocre life. When we overcome mediocrity, we get closer to the life we want. 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