Comments on: 8 Ways To Avoid Mediocrity http://untemplater.com/business/career-business/8-ways-to-avoid-mediocrity/ Shatter the Template Lifestyle Wed, 16 May 2012 04:48:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andre Charoohttp://untemplater.com/business/career-business/8-ways-to-avoid-mediocrity/#comment-743 Andre Charoo Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:17:37 +0000 http://untemplater.com/?p=83#comment-743 Generally, I think it's never too late to do what you want to do. Many people make excuses that they will do it later, or they should have, but can't now, etc. In a way, those following in your footsteps need an example and I would encourage you to somehow someway, make it happen now.There's a great book by Seth Godin called "Tribes" that I would recommend you read to help inspire you to help make a difference (not saying that you haven't already btw :). I think that the "untemplate" lifestyle is actually about leading in some respect. And, some people think that leadership is only for other people, but Seth Godin and others have tried to inspire people that they're wrong. We actually need YOU to lead us.Thanks for the comment Beth. Generally, I think it’s never too late to do what you want to do. Many people make excuses that they will do it later, or they should have, but can’t now, etc. In a way, those following in your footsteps need an example and I would encourage you to somehow someway, make it happen now.

There’s a great book by Seth Godin called “Tribes” that I would recommend you read to help inspire you to help make a difference (not saying that you haven’t already btw :) . I think that the “untemplate” lifestyle is actually about leading in some respect. And, some people think that leadership is only for other people, but Seth Godin and others have tried to inspire people that they’re wrong. We actually need YOU to lead us.

Thanks for the comment Beth.

]]> By: Beth Oppenheimhttp://untemplater.com/business/career-business/8-ways-to-avoid-mediocrity/#comment-738 Beth Oppenheim Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:58:39 +0000 http://untemplater.com/?p=83#comment-738 I wish I had read this 4 years ago :( I graduated college with extreme pressure from my family to get a job and maintain a template. Sometimes I think that I am still suffering for that now. But this website, my blog, and others around the web have inspired me to begin thinking differently. This post is a great reminder of all the things we can't forget about the dangers of being pressured into a template. I wish I had read this 4 years ago :(
I graduated college with extreme pressure from my family to get a job and maintain a template. Sometimes I think that I am still suffering for that now. But this website, my blog, and others around the web have inspired me to begin thinking differently. This post is a great reminder of all the things we can’t forget about the dangers of being pressured into a template.

]]> By: Ian Nuttallhttp://untemplater.com/business/career-business/8-ways-to-avoid-mediocrity/#comment-712 Ian Nuttall Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:43:56 +0000 http://untemplater.com/?p=83#comment-712 No problem, Andre! I'm really glad to be taking part in this community. :) No problem, Andre! I’m really glad to be taking part in this community. :)

]]> By: Andre Charoohttp://untemplater.com/business/career-business/8-ways-to-avoid-mediocrity/#comment-710 Andre Charoo Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:05:56 +0000 http://untemplater.com/?p=83#comment-710 Great point Ian! That's a very important perspective to add. Essentially, "mediocrity" needs to be considered relative to your life goals.Thanks very much for sharing your comment. Great point Ian! That’s a very important perspective to add. Essentially, “mediocrity” needs to be considered relative to your life goals.

Thanks very much for sharing your comment.

]]> By: Ian Nuttallhttp://untemplater.com/business/career-business/8-ways-to-avoid-mediocrity/#comment-709 Ian Nuttall Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:02:05 +0000 http://untemplater.com/?p=83#comment-709 It's worth noting that "mediocrity" in this case is when you're living the normal template life.It doesn't mean you have to be earning millions of dollars a year and traveling all over the world. It's relative to your life, your dreams and your goals.For me, mediocrity is not having enough time to spend with the ones I love and do the kind of things I love (like write on a blog or make money through internet marketing). For you, the life that I aspire to live might be your version of mediocrity.Whatever it is, those 8 points will help you get to where you need to be to live YOUR ideal life. It’s worth noting that “mediocrity” in this case is when you’re living the normal template life.

It doesn’t mean you have to be earning millions of dollars a year and traveling all over the world. It’s relative to your life, your dreams and your goals.

For me, mediocrity is not having enough time to spend with the ones I love and do the kind of things I love (like write on a blog or make money through internet marketing). For you, the life that I aspire to live might be your version of mediocrity.

Whatever it is, those 8 points will help you get to where you need to be to live YOUR ideal life.

]]> By: Andre Charoohttp://untemplater.com/business/career-business/8-ways-to-avoid-mediocrity/#comment-707 Andre Charoo Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:36:09 +0000 http://untemplater.com/?p=83#comment-707 Very true. We should tell young people that in order to be successful, you should ask yourself, what risks have you taken lately? Very true. We should tell young people that in order to be successful, you should ask yourself, what risks have you taken lately?

]]> By: Allie O.http://untemplater.com/business/career-business/8-ways-to-avoid-mediocrity/#comment-699 Allie O. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:30:41 +0000 http://untemplater.com/?p=83#comment-699 Everyone I know who is in a successful career has taken some risk along the way to get there - whether moving to a new city without knowing anyone or leaving a regular corporate paycheck to start a business. Good one. Everyone I know who is in a successful career has taken some risk along the way to get there – whether moving to a new city without knowing anyone or leaving a regular corporate paycheck to start a business. Good one.

]]> By: Meghttp://untemplater.com/business/career-business/8-ways-to-avoid-mediocrity/#comment-694 Meg Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:58:36 +0000 http://untemplater.com/?p=83#comment-694 Haha, considering that I should be graduating when I am 22, I can totally relate. :) (I'm 21 now.) Of course, I know I have to get some sort of job, because I have a lot of student loans that will need paying off... Not happy about that, but it's better for me to get my degree now and finish with the debt than to stop and have nothing to show for it.Having said that, I'm not planning to sacrifice myself for too long to do this! I know I want a life different than the "norm," and I won't let my dreams suffer just because I made a not-so-smart decision early in my life. (To go to school with no idea of what I wanted to study.)Funny thing is, one of my management professors always talks, "We as managers...." Makes me cringe a bit, because I definitely do not want to be doing that!!! (Even if I am going to get a degree in HR.) Haha, considering that I should be graduating when I am 22, I can totally relate. :) (I’m 21 now.) Of course, I know I have to get some sort of job, because I have a lot of student loans that will need paying off… Not happy about that, but it’s better for me to get my degree now and finish with the debt than to stop and have nothing to show for it.

Having said that, I’m not planning to sacrifice myself for too long to do this! I know I want a life different than the “norm,” and I won’t let my dreams suffer just because I made a not-so-smart decision early in my life. (To go to school with no idea of what I wanted to study.)

Funny thing is, one of my management professors always talks, “We as managers….” Makes me cringe a bit, because I definitely do not want to be doing that!!! (Even if I am going to get a degree in HR.)

]]> By: Laurenhttp://untemplater.com/business/career-business/8-ways-to-avoid-mediocrity/#comment-684 Lauren Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:02:54 +0000 http://untemplater.com/?p=83#comment-684 I guess it's only fair to disclose that I have both a B.A. and an M.S. degree...and I believe that if I hadn't been through those experiences, I wouldn't be where I am today. I grew up in a super small town in Alabama and was the first in my family to go to college. If I hadn't gone to school, I wouldn't have such high expectations for myself, and I wouldn't have discovered the other options that were available to me.I think the option of NOT going to college is actually much more feasible for those kids who grew up thinking that college was a given. They typically come from more affluent families...are better traveled...and are more educated in general than those who are first-generation college students. I guess it’s only fair to disclose that I have both a B.A. and an M.S. degree…and I believe that if I hadn’t been through those experiences, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I grew up in a super small town in Alabama and was the first in my family to go to college. If I hadn’t gone to school, I wouldn’t have such high expectations for myself, and I wouldn’t have discovered the other options that were available to me.

I think the option of NOT going to college is actually much more feasible for those kids who grew up thinking that college was a given. They typically come from more affluent families…are better traveled…and are more educated in general than those who are first-generation college students.

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