"The gap between your ambition and your capabilities isn't a limitation—it's an invitation!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Lots of people don't believe they have what it takes.
They get down about it. They get down on themselves. They go into a funk.
And they're going about it all wrong.
Don't think about it as a failure - think about it as an initiative to grow. Don't view your lack of skills as a barrier - view it as a wall to smash through. Don't think about your lack of knowledge on any one particular topic as a weakness - view it as an opportunity to learn!
If you don't have what it takes, do what it takes to get to what it takes! Think about the mismatch this way - it's an invitation to do better! To learn more. To work harder. To revisit your efforts. To challenge yourself more!
And that's precisely why I've released Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity. They're designed to be read together as your personal invitation to bridge any gap that might exist in the way of your future.
Here's how they go together.
Step 1: Identifying the "What It Takes" Gap with Embracing Mediocrity
Before you can build, you have to clear the ground. Embracing Mediocrity acts as a satirical guide and a "funhouse mirror" to the countless ways we rationalize settling for less. These are the self-limiting behaviors that often cause us to settle for less. In the same way, it not about truly embracing the average; it's about exposing it. It will give you a heads-up on what you are missing - the things that might be causing the gap. It's for self-reflection of your weaknesses - which will help you discover your strengths.
It works in a weird, inverse way. Think of every "recommendation" in Embracing Mediocrity as a red flag, a warning sign. These are the moments when you retreat into your comfort zones, and in doing so, create an opportunity for honest reflection and meaningful change. It's about naming your fears and identifying your self-imposed limitations!
I dare you to find the courage to read it and reflect on what it is telling you. Once you do so, you are ready for the next steps.
Step 2: Charting the Course to "Get What It Takes" with Escaping Mediocrity
Once you've identified the barriers, it's time to smash through them.
Escaping Mediocrity is the direct antidote to any stagnation you might be facing. It will challenge your thinking and stretch your ambition - and help you bridge the gap.
How? It will set you on a course to consider new perspectives, find clarity of purpose, commit to growth, and persevere through setbacks. It will start you thinking about what you need to do to move forward, setting you on a path to close the gap between your ambition and your capabilities.
I'm pretty convinced that reading Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity together will give you a powerful, way to close the gap between your skills and your goals; your ambition and your capabilities; your ideas and initiative.
So, if you feel that gap between what you want to achieve and where you are, consider it an invitation. An invitation to pick up both Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity. Consume their wisdom together, and you might truly find something that will help you to identify what is holding you back – and what you can do to keep moving forward!
Remember -> they're at mediocrity.jimcarroll.com
Bridge the gap!
Futurist Jim Carroll believes that far too many people hold themselves back from their full potential because they don’t put in the work to close the gap.