Motivation for this week…

Posted by Buck on Apr 18, 2011 in Tips | 0 comments

“Mediocrity is the disease of the dull.” – Casino Jack.

There is a monologue as the movie Casino Jack opens by Kevin Spacey.  He’s a lobbyist trying to talk himself into doing something he maybe shouldn’t…….I’ll let you watch the movie.  But he makes a good point.  He talks about how people often look at celebrities on TV, movies and magazines and tell themselves “Yea, that guy is just like me….hell, it could be me”…..but in reality, they are wrong.  Most of the time that celebrity they are staring at, did not accept mediocrity.   Sure, some celebrities are kind of born into it, but real self made superstars (whether they are celebrities or not) don’t just do a job 8-5 and go home never looking back.  These super-successful people despise mediocrity.  They refuse to accept a mediocre life, and they work day and night so they and their families do not have to live in mediocrity.

I thought this was a good topic for this post because it is so relevant to our business.  There are a lot of people who decide to “take a crack” at network marketing, only to be “scammed”.  Well, in reality, they were scammed by themselves.  They probably started out with a mediocre life, accepted it, and then expected a pot of gold to fall in their lap when they opened a network marketing business.  The more I think about it, the more it makes sense.  If you accept mediocrity, you WILL GET mediocrity.  If you do not accept it, eventually you will find yourself working so hard to avoid it you can’t help but succeed.

So I guess my point is…….the choice is an individual choice…..do you accept a mediocre life? If so, keep doing what you are doing.  If not…..I guess maybe you should change some things around a little bit.  To break out of “middle class” or mediocrity, you’ve got to do some serious work.  Day and night, night and day for a little while.  Sooner or later, you’ll break out.  But I think the only way someone can work like this is if they have  a serious passion for whatever it is they are doing.  If you hate your job, would you want to work day and night at it?  But if you love what you are doing, the time fly’s by like crazy…..and you CAN work night and day.

So….two take aways (these are for myself as well)….one, do not accept mediocrity.  Two, only involve yourself in a business in which you can be passionate about.  This way, you can break out of mediocrity….and it will seem fun!