In my 21 years of experience working with people of all backgrounds on making themselves more fit, improving their mindset, helping them manage their nutrition, and getting their lives together, I've leaned a lot.
Specifically, people may be divided into 2 categories. There are those who simply exist to collect a paycheck, with no aspirations, dreams, or goals. And, there are those who exist to succeed and help others do the same.
Since most of my clients are entrepreneurs, they are success oriented. The financial security is not what they seek. Instead, they embrace challenge and failure, so that they may develop themselves into stronger individuals, cultivate their ideas and products, and then provide exceptional service to their clientele. They read a lot, don't watch much television, use social media for business and limit their time spent there, have greater discipline in their exercise, nutrition, and sleep hygiene, seek mentors who can help them achieve what they seek in areas they may be novices, and are willing to take risks. These people want to be better versions of themselves, and are coachable.
I've also worked with many people over the years who are simply interested in collecting a check. The status quo is just fine for them. They don't aspire to anything, and as a result, they never reach their truest potential. Generally, these people are time inefficient, watch several hours of television daily, spend far too much time on their phones and on social media, look at exercise, nutrition, and sleep hygiene as something they "have" to do, rather than at activity which will make them look, feel, and perform better in life. They are more undisciplined, and expect to fail, so they put minimal effort into most activities they perform. Mediocrity is just fine for these folks.
Plenty of the high achievers, whether they work for themselves or for others, all share similar habits. As do the underachievers. The potential within each person is enormous, so why do some people focus on the success, and others focus on the reward?
The answer has a lot to do with how they were brought up. If they grew up never having to do things on their own, mostly because their parents were tyrannical, impatient or would simply do it for them, they likely become adults that are satisfied doing as little as possible to get through life. On the other hand, if they grew up in circumstances where they had to contribute to the household, take care of other family members or themselves, or grew up alone, they tend to become achievers.
The upside for those stuck in mediocrity, is that they can change their mindset. A large part of that requires that they take a long look at their values and contribution to the world. If they always set limits, they'll never expand beyond them. They need to learn to accept coaching from others about things they can improve upon, rather than taking things personally. They need to read and really work on themselves in order to grow. And for God's sake, they need to break their addiction to technology.
In life, there are those who WASTE time, and those who MAKE time. Be the best version of yourself you can be, and increase your positive contribution to the world!
-Aaron
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