This concept of being above the norm is part and parcel of my personality and my efforts. I have a T-Shirt that was produced by the great Branch Warren that says on the front, “MOTIVATED BY THE FEAR OF BEING AVERAGE.” It’s interesting that we want the best but we are not willing to exert the required effort to get the things we say we want most. Conversely, I read a book and listened to the lecture from John MacArthur who is a Pastor and Lecturer entitled, “Living Below the Level of Mediocrity.” Indicating and discussing in great detail how and why people (Christians in particular) refuse to rise to the challenge of simply being better than they are and the bigger question as why they don’t do better than the average person.
I submit that all us, especially bodybuilders with whom I interact, need to forget being a best friend. We have turn our motivation into a personal whip that causes us to leap over the crowd entrenched in the daily grind. We should set our goals so high that touching down only occurs when there is “goal accomplishment” on the horizon or in the bank. This small adjustment puts us head and shoulders above the average person who settles only for what they have.
Train like there is no more tomorrow. My ex-coach, Justin Dees used to say we should always be about the business of “perfecting our craft.” I don’t care if you are a mathematician, a coach, a bodybuilder, a wrestler, a pastor, a theologian, a policeman or anything else. If you are satisfied with who you are and what you have become then your goals are too small.
Bottom Line: Losing is never and option. Being average is another form of death. Being better is the only goal worth striving for. Let being less than you are scare you. This is one time it’s ok to be afraid.
Six Pack and Senior 