Risk Being Ordinary to Be Great

The desire to be great comes from the fear of being ordinary. But here's the paradox.

Most people who fear being ordinary never try anything because they're terrified of failing.

They'd rather stay safely mediocre than risk failing at something big. They protect themselves

from disappointment by never attempting anything worth being disappointed about. They stay ordinary

by being too scared to be ordinary. The hardest thing about chasing greatness. Most days look exactly

the same. You wake up, you work, you see no progress. The day before your

breakthrough looks identical to the day before you quit. That's why most

people quit. They can't tell the difference. Success isn't dramatic. It's doing the same