Why Most People Will Remain in Mediocrity
Most people will never become truly successful. Here's why.
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Incredible video, so much covered in just 11 minutes, a short summary of all the important points would be more helpful i guess but i love what i learned from this video
Those self help books are junk. Don’t waste your money. Instead, read the biographies of the people you admire and how they got their success.
There's competition at the top, too. But the lower class brawls over scraps, while the upper class plays chess.
I doubt it is because what if you have a team ?
@@daveduffy2823 "Man's Search for Meaning" is an autobiography from a death-camp survivor on the difference between those that made it, compared with man(y) who didn't.
If everyone was working to be above mediocre standards than the standards for mediocrity would just be higher.
Well said.
that's the point... what do you need to be above avarege.... well you need a lot of avarege people below you!
@@ericulric223 LOL! You say "well said" yet he used the word than instead of then. Classic internet.
@@weaslepopper Yeah, well I'm not a grammarian. I can ably read Deleuze and Marx and yet still can't personally get grammar correct. I see no contradiction here. I can see the forest for the trees and understand the value of the spirit of the law over the letter. Like Mark Zuckerberg said: "Done is better than perfect." It's not like we're dealing with fixed form platform anymore, it's not printed in a paper. (S)he can easily go back and amend it and disqualify the correction by rendering it past-relevant.
@@weaslepopper Wow, you're so smart! Now shut the fuck up
"You need to fail more" OK *drops out of uni failing all classes*
Lol
well you also stop paying them so, its a win haha.
I was kicked out of college my second year with 1.6 GPA. 3 years after I graduated summa cum laude with a bachelors and I’m currently applying to grad school. I’m scared and lack confidence bc of my academic history but I’m hoping that my improvement and growth overlooks my failures. But that being said, anything is possible!
beautiful joke thanks
you only took to learning the self destructive one and not the whole package haha
Summary: 1. Don't be afraid to fail. 2. Choose learning over entertainment. 3. Know what's valuable. Don't chase the wrong things. 4. Stay in your lane. Don't be jealous of others. Choose success over mediocrity. Choose learning instead of entertainment. Choose personal growth instead of jealousy. Choose what you want, not what anyone else wants.
What if I want to choose mediocrity rather than participate in a rat race, why should I not have time for entertainment, why keep learning all the time? Why should I always know what’s valuable? Let me make my mistakes. And if people truly didn’t care about what others think, then there wouldn’t be stupid videos such as these trying to make you insecure and asking you to rise above mediocrity.
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@@msredcurtains Lol are you dumb? It's not the video that needs or not to exist, but you're the one that chooses if you want to watch it or not. If you don't / can't learn all the time there's no problem, but there's people out here with a life goal that needs a lot of work and sacrifices to achieve, also, learning doesn't need to be something boring or hard to do, actually there's people who truly enjoy learning, and for me that's the highest level of learning, when you learn and it makes you feel good, I don't know what you want for life but I know that I don't want to be mediocre
@@msredcurtainssuccess is not defined in the video as going into the rat race. It is defined as finding yourself and exactly how your core values align with your work which will naturally breed success. To find those things there has to be some level of sacrifice, which is not equivalent to rat race stuff, but to things that push your own personal growth. Nobody is saying you can't take time off or relax, but there is truth to the idea that spending all of your free time being passively entertained is not going to be actually fulfilling for your or lead to personal growth which is what fulfilment is all about
You're the hero we don't deserve! Thanks for the recap - I was short on time today!
The fight to be above mediocrity is never ending. Striving to mediocre has improved my life tremendously.
Yeah most of my 20's has been learning how NOT to do things. DONT give money to a tax exempt church, pyramid schemes, phoney friends, don't get married too young, don't accrue hundreds of thousands in college debt. Doing the bare minimum in my 20's has saved me from a lifetime of fixing stupid mistakes.
@@Nathan7041 why shouldn’t i get married too young? (i won’t spell it out but this is pretty relevant to me)
@@imauz1127 While the cognitive parts of the brain fully develop around 16-17 the emotional parts arent fully developed until after 22 and even then you should wait until you've taken care of mental health and financial stability which may take a few more additional years. This largely depends on how much debt you've accrued and how much discipline you've (hopefully) experienced in order to develop character and self awareness; this'll help you figure what to look for in a partner (which values are compatible with your life goals). Marriage is a contract that requires a monumental amount of love, trust, and sacrifice... enough for someone enough to dedicate decades of time, money, and options. Always always always read the fine print whether it takes 1 year or 10.
To say it's never ending is a false statement if you fight well
@@aaronwhite2478 I think he means that if all humans are competitively trying to outsmart each other like crabs in a bucket, then we'll never find peace with our own limitations.
Mediocrity doesn't just happen, it's chosen over time through the small choices we make every single day
Good point.
Nobody chooses mediocrity even if u a time waster of a person mediocrity is never chosen sometimes a person is just unlucky not to be successful in life tho.
@@lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385 You have to look for opportunities in life to make it. Most people are waiting for something to happen in their lives, when no else would be able to do it for you but yourself.
@@lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385 You are who you are... or you are who you choose to become. That's the way the creator made us.
I Like KZhead. -- Everyone has bad and good luck. Yes, some have more obstacles presented to them in life but, we all have the gift of choice. Those that have "good luck" throughout life can assist those that have "bad luck." This assistance is also part of success. If not, then we would be a sad existence.
'jealousy is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die' Is from Marcus Aurelius I think
Hi surprisingly it’s Carrie Fisher but I’m sure she admired Marcus Aurelius and stoicism
"holding a grudge" not "jealousy." and it's unknown who the orig quote came from.
space koala hi yes the quote is to “resentment is like drinking poison...”
Jealousy is your potential being reflected back to you
The quote is "Resentment/Hate is like drinking poison, and hoping the other person dies." -Buddha
After being a straight A student, starting a career in the law field, learning 3 different languages, moving in 4 countries, having 2 personal bussinses and now one succesful bussiness with my husband, studing music and trying to achieve as many goals as I can, I was still feeling I didn't do anything important. I am 30 years old and sometimes I even tell myself and my husband I "wasted so much time and didn't do almost anything in my life"... We should enjoy life more in it's simplicity, because life alone is a wonderful gift. I feel tired of wanting more and more from myself.. So I am so impressed by the comments. Happy to see more people know life is beautiful with less stress.
You are way above average. You have degrees, have traveled, learned different cultures, started businesses, et. I give you accolades. Now, spend time meditating and having an inward experience. Connecting to your infinite eternal self will help you balance out your ego.
I disagree with life being a wonderful gift/ Life itself is filled with suffering, you have to work your butt of to get yourself that little bit of enjoyment. Your achievements are undoubtly impressive and not many people reach the level you are at at your age. However, you feel that emptiness because you feel like you've wasted your effort trying to achieve all these things but ultimately, besides people praising you, you don't get much out of it. Looking ar your life, it's very stressful and you are determined to use every single second of your days productively. Life is already hard enough as it is, if you keep applying that level of stress to chase after your goals, it will leave you feeling exhausted and empty. I'm definitely not saying you should be lazy, but what I'm saying is, yes, work hard for sure, but sometimes you also need to put your work aside and play hard too. Spend some time to chill with your family and friends, go on date nights with your husband, buy something nice like clothes or jewelry, go travelling (not business trips) or even party with people. Life is hard and for some unknown reason, overworking to a breaking point is seen as a virtue. which is unhealthy. So when you deemed yourself to have worked very hard, you need to sit back and relax.
Maybe because you've "had climbed the wrong mountains" (wrong goals that only satisfied your ego but not your truly soul inner child). Much peace and joy for you.
Here's a precious advice I am sure will help you as I relate so much to you: the things that are worth doing is what we do for others. Looking back to my memories, the things I am mostly proud of that gave me a real sense of achievement are not going to a top uni, earning more money...but the times I helped somebody, enlightened someone burden, the times someone has smiled and its because of me. Now that you have done all of those achievements, which are great and congratulations 👏, try to focus on how to help others that are less fortunate, wish you a joyful life 🥰
Interesting. Did you started, at 1 year old to sound at 30 like a 70 Grandma? I see titles, job positions now, as a way to flatter ourselves and our family. What matters is being student of life and a rafiki(companion) to those , who are around us. I'm also like, let's be grateful and thankful to Almighty God for our bread, instead of praising our intelligence. Intelligence, or genius, or connexions can't suffice without Almighty God command, for us to succeed! May he guides us, and protects us always, ameen ya Rabbi!
"Is it wrong not to be special? I don't think that way. When it come to my child, it's fine if he's never great. He doesn't have to be better than anyone. He is already special, because he was born into this world." - Carla Jaeger
Attack on Titan nice
Being labelled “special” (or anything for that matter) is a curse to some, like not everyone is aligned to leading and that should be common sense (imagine spending your whole life chasing your weaknesses instead of capitalising on your strengths to make the phase of cultivating your weaknesses even easier) - embrace who you are and enjoy the process in your own way with suitable people that align well with who you are. Heaven & hell exists, you will get bored of either one eventually and you’ll find yourself exploring the other domain eventually, just keep it balanced and stay humble or you risk getting stuck into comparison game forever (like a mutant)
Bruh I legit thought of this the whole time this video was being played 💀
Biggest bullshit I have ever heard. This is exactly what mediocre people tell themselves every day.
@@milan51259 lmao so do we need to tell ourselves we’re a nobody?
I don't know. I live a simple life, simple job, but I'm happy and I love life. Life doesn't have to be complicated, and there's so many "successful" people with everything they could want who still aren't happy, always looking for the next big thing. Why does a simple life have to be considered mediocre. Why do we need to wake up at 5am and force ourselves to reach some goal to feel good. I mean, whatever works for you, but maybe we should start by trying to find happiness from inside, where we are now, before we torture ourselves day in day out looking for a false sense of achievement.
Yes of course ... but i think there is a something deep rooted inside us driving us to be (best version of our self) even if we didn't want to become billionaires or famous individuals ..... (best version of yourself) could be simply a great father , husband or teacher .... etc .
You define what success is... I think you have yours, and this is it, it's cool like this... I wish you tons of happiness!
Simple or comfortable?
خالد الوليد ben bartlett i know a girl who is her best version she could be. on paper her life is 10+. happy marriage, good fam, phd degree, solid very good income and attractive. you want to know the truth? she is in tremendous stress where her body keeps getting ill because of overwork. i wont get into further details...
The problem with focusing on happiness alone is its selfish. Happiness doesn't feed a child, give them a great education, a special family vacation to remember for a life time, and give them a sustainable future. Money does that. Saying its all about ones own happiness is selfish and leads to hypocritical decisions like divorcing instead of working together to solve problems for the family, caring about nothing but how you feel and not care about others. Yes, happiness is important, but its like having two arms and no legs. Meaning, its not everything. Just like having legs are important too, its important to make as much money as you possibly can for your family, and for other very beneficial reasons such as donating, and not try to justify the belief that money is the root of all evil (when it's clearly the opposite) and that you should stay away from it to so you can try to live as lazy of a life as you possibly can and be "Ok" with it.
i don’t think you necessarily need to “be the best” or be “at the top” to be successful. you just need to be the best version of yourself you can be. and there is always room to grow. the key is to never stop learning. it’s like leveling up in a video game. bad experiences are necessary for growth & gaining wisdom. good experiences are rest periods in which you learn to appreciate how far you have come. but i’m just a hs student, what do i know
I think the desire to be at the very top comes from a deep rooted insecurity that they are nothing and unimportant. Typically what you want most is to disprove what you secretly dislike or fear about yourself. Like, I really want to make everyone happy, because I have the insecurity that I am unwanted and undesirable. What do I know though, I'm just a College student
Humility in a nutshell
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I totally agree
@@HowdyItLovll whoa. You just described my deepest insecurity just like that.
I think this just changed my life. Exactly what I needed to hear. 2022 has been quite a personal development journey. For anyone out there struggling, KEEP GOING!! You can do it! You will achieve anything you set your mind to. Ordinary people can choose to be extraordinary.
I was mired in mediocrity when I turned 30 and realized I'd be stuck in dead end jobs forever if I didn't change something. I quit my full time job, studied my butt off for the GRE, went back to get a master's degree in business tech while working part time as tech support, and eventually went on to earn my PMI-PBA. Now I'm a certified business analyst and I'm doing a job I love.... which not coincidentally pays twice as much as the dead end job, and lets me work in a very fulfilling industry. Each step of that journey was high risk, high reward, and I do not regret taking those chances.
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That's wonderful to hear!
You only start living once you leave your comfort zone.
ditto
IntotheFire Just started a car wash detailing busines at 46!!! . I'm very, very happy!!
@@Schumanized Awesome to hear man!! How hard was it for you to decide and start doing the business??
IntotheFire I just got tired of the rat race and running arround making proposals for people that don't know what they want. Also, people that don't appreciate your value. I just thought of a business that's easy to set up with little cash and that's on demand.
@@Schumanized Great to hear Eril. I need to do something similar. Lack of appreciation, boredom at my current job. Being 50, you get caught in that mindset that no one is going to employ you again etc...... love hearing stories like yours. Thanks for sharing
I've just quit 20 years with a corporate to start my own business. Scared as all f*ck but i'm ready to fail and succeed. This video was just what i needed.
Do it! Ive done exactly that earlier this year and set up a small business from nothing, yes its hard graft and your nervous meeting each and every new customer but it is well worth it, makes you grow as a person and it does wonders for your mind and wallet. Who dares really does win.
@@mrdelaney4440 Thanks Dan!
All the best with that Richard Lionheart. I am self employed, it took time to organically grow my business, but it is paying off and has turned out to be a good decision in the end. I am now in the Captain's chair as master of my own destiny.
Fortune favours the brave and all that 👍
All the best to you. I'll leave you with one 2 words. Gary V ( he is on KZhead)
This video is one of the most life changing I've ever watched... thank you❤️ I never fit in with the groups I associated with and there were only few who thought like me but now I understand. "The pull of mediocrity is strong."
When I was 16 wrestling in high school I learned about this and started telling myself and everyone that I was ranked number 1 in the state and I, in fact wasn't even in the top 30. By the end of the season I was ranked number 2 and next year I pinned the number 1 kid and took his spot. This is very real.
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You woke up early, while millions of others slept in, sounds so simple, but the meaning behind that simple statement or better yet, concept, can be life changing
I love your perception
Even tho I woke up late today lol
Why do people think that if you wake up early then you’ll be successful? You can wake up early and still do absolutely nothing. And sleep is essential to even be able to work effectively.
Actually this sentence is not very nice , it should be : you decided to sleep less to learn more while millions didn’t.
U went to bed early while others stayed up? Lolz
I just want to live a quiet life
I'm sorry, but it looks like a jojo reference
My name's kira yoshikage, I'm 33 years old...
@@alfonsoespinoza1238 My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married.
@@1es782 *Bites the dust noises* "Chew"
DUWANG
I've watched a dozen of your videos lately and I've realized I needed to make a lot of serious changes in my life. Thank you for making these videos, you've earned yourself a new subscriber.
Honestly, all the quotes were very meaningful and hit super deep. I think it’s part of what made this a good video
That most people stay mediocre is actually unavoidable, just because of math and the definition of "mediocre"; if everybody started to be successful, then "successful" would be mediocre.
👏 looks like someone actually gets it.
Everyone should try to overcome mediocrity. A teacher today should be better than a teacher 5 years ago. This leads to an ever-improving society. Yes point taken, someone will always be part of mediocrity, but this so called mediocrity must increase over time.
@@theplaylistpsycho yea , you should be the best version of yourself , but i feel like "best/better version of yourself" is a better phrasing because you can be under mediocrity or above it and not be mediocre If i try to make a sandwitch im i doing a good job if i somehow end up setting the kitchen on fire , its deffiently not avarage (aka medicore) job but is it a good job? no , its shit if i where to give you the ability to do stuff with such poor quality of work that someone ends up dying , heavly injured or contemplating suicide somehow everytime you do absolutely anything other than breathing oxygen , eating , drinking water and sleeping whould tha be a skill you want to have? it whould deffiently make you unmediocre (in the ”worst than medicore” kind of way)
That is dumb. Mediocracy will always be avoidable because not everyone will try not to be mediocre.
This is why you should not chase success, but making things better for yourself, others around you and maybe even the entire world. You should be critical about what others say you should be doing and do things differently instead. Instead of trying to be better than mediocre, you should be different instead.
“Choose learning instead of entertainment.” Why not both?
I think the meaning is more along the lines of "learning should be entertainment in and of itself". So in that case, yes, you should do both.
Learning can be entertainment.
@@spliffzombonie most of my friends don't think that way, they would prefer riding bike at night, drinking and some got kickout of the college for subpar grades. my opinion, living is learning as long as I'm aware what life is teaching.
@@maxlover555 Ah, let me rephrase. 'Learning can be entertaining'. There.
@@maxlover555 You don't need to be aware to learn. You can or will learn regardless if you're aware or not. Awareness will just further your learning. But I respect your opinion. Cheers!
This is honestly probably the best video I have ever seen in my entire life. I hope it impacts in the long term, I am in a situation trying to get out of mediocrity, and this video has encountered me with the absolute best timing, I WILL come back to share my results in life as a whole
Look at that a year later 593k subscribers. I sooooo appreciate your channel, but, more to the point, you. A most thoughtful & inspiring person who can articulate some of the best advices & perspectives to IMPROVE themselves! Thank you for getting out of your fear & take the time to put this content out for me😊🕊
This the most down-to-earth, easy to understand, no nonsense, perfect for dummies like me guide to success I have ever seen!!!!
I agree... I am going with the phrase "doubles your rate of failure".
Yea I love it
Victor Paredes for real bro
Well, if you fail 3/10 times, what must happen to your number of succeses to double the failures? Thats right assuming your skill doesnt change much it will also double. I think this can be summed up as do more
1. Embrace criticism (failure gives room from growth; tip-make it fun, be lighthearted). 2. Prioritize learning (self-education). 3. Believe you are extraordinary and that you will produce extraordinary results (act like a winner; if you believe you can you can, vice versa for can’t). 4. Chase experiences and personal transformations (not success, titles, or money-impressing others). 5. Toss jealousy out the window (being jealous and resentful is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die)-“stay in YOUR lane; focus on YOU”. - Focus. Learn. Experiment. Fail. Discover (what works)
thanks for this
greattt
Thanks for this.
The only one I disagree with is number 3: you may believe that you're extraordinary but, for reasons beyond your control, you may not ever become extraordinary. Number 3 sounds like a fairy tale. For the other 4 arguments, I agree.
@@eduardorpg64 Hello! I wrote this over a year ago, and at the time I honestly didn’t believe in #3 either. I thought life dealt us a set of cards and all we simply had to do was roll with the punches. Now I can say I don’t think that way anymore. I discovered Neville Goddard’s teachings shortly after, and my life and mindset have completely changed. I can 100% tell you that you and only you are in control of your life. I know it’s hard to believe but it’s true. Regardless of what your current circumstance say, you have the power to live the life you want. I highly recommend you check out his teachings. There are lots of free lecture videos here on KZhead, and also you can find free PDFs of his book online. No matter what you learn the most important thing is to put it into practice! I hope to hear amazing news from you soon.
Absolutely Phenomenal. I honestly expected a lot less valuable information from a format like this.
Incredible concept!! Thank you so much for showing us the idea of “embracing failure”! For YEARS I have been terrified to make a move right or left, but I see that really the biggest problem for me was not moving at all! Thank you ❤❤ you have liberated me :))
It’s not about being at the top of your field, making the most money, being the best, waking up early, getting everything right. That’s not what you should be aiming for at all. The truth is that anyone who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal is successful. This means that if you want a simple and calm quiet life, then you must follow that intuition and achieve that. If you want a busy successful life, then you must follow that. If you want a better family life then you must work toward that. The point is to find YOUR IDEAL and strive to reach it. Not society’s IDEA OF SUCCESS. You must find your star and aim at it. Humans feel happiest when they have their eye set on something and steadily move toward it. It does not matter what you have your eye set on as-long as it is of a creative rather than destructive nature. If you truly crave a silent and simple life where you wake up and all you feel like doing on a Saturday morning is drink a cup of coffee and chill. Then you have to aim toward living in that way. You have to fulfill the desire of living peacefully. If you crave the thrills of accomplishment then it’s your duty to yourself to fulfill that desire. People get personal growth mixed up in so many ways it sickens me. Calling it “toxic positivity” and having “negative experiences” because of personal development. The reason is that people don’t think for themselves and they listen to the wrong people. The problem is when you are doing something because someone told you “this is how you should live”. They are trying to sell you something. If you are settling for a simple life because you are scared of living the way you really want to live, then you are fooling yourself. If you are aiming at achievements because someone said you need to do this, when all you want is a simple life then you are also fooling yourself. You decide how you want to live. Think for yourself. *Shocked by the feedback on this 😯Thank you 🙂
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best comment if you didnt space it out weird
On the head.
@@monstereugene haha you don’t like paragraphs?
@@monstereugene the space makes it easier to read.
Best quote i ever heard about success is, “ I never lose; I win or learn”...
Mandela
Ur mom
I like the quote from the office: ''you fall and learn, then after sometime, you fall.''
This was honestly the best motivational video Ive ever seen and received, Thank YOU for not giving up on urself.
Your writing and creation of this video can and will stand the test of time. Truly motivational and humbling. Great work, and cheers to more!
“Don’t seek praise, seek criticism” that one is for the people that are ready to step up their game!
This particular quote you mentioned really resonated with me: *"Repetition can be boring or tedious, which is why so few people ever master anything" - The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod* Thanks for the upload :)
Me too - I read something similar elsewhere which basically said that the strongest people in the gym aren't particularly special in any way other than being willing to put up with the boredom of repeating the same things every day
@@jennylf1 definitely some food for thought isn't it? :) Time for me to get working on my daily routine!
@@jennylf1 I also read something similar about mastery - basically asking the reader "What are you willing to suffer for?" because success and mastery in a craft all involve constant failing / suffering to get there.
I'm happy for you that in 3 years you have made it from 5k to more than 800k followers :) resilience is key. Respect!
Amazing video. Thank you! It arrived just in time for my thoughts this morning. I wake up at 5am to free write about whatever us in my head. While I know comparison is the the thief of joy (can’t remember who said that); it’s good to be reminded. I’m an artist returning to pursue my passion after giving up 10 years ago. It’s the reason I moved to NYC 15 years ago. I gave up on this childhood dream because it’s an expensive city and I was tried of being broke (and broken) so I pursued a career in sales and marketing-which I quickly excelled, got the money-got the title. Yet now I have so much anxiety. I’m digressing a bit but want to illustrate how I came back to making art. I felt there was so much suppressed energy and creativity in me and it had to get out-not using it creatively was creating anxiety within me. So I started painting one night after work and it felt incredible. It wasn’t extraordinary work by any means but I was expressing. I tried my best not to compare myself but just to keep going. To keep showing up for myself and painting 2-3 days a week. It took a couple months but now I feel I’m tapping into something uniquely me. While other artists are going in a different direction I am expressing whatever is in me (stating in my lane) and it feels good to be authentically me-to channel and work with whatever comes out. I know that it will eventually lead to my success. That being authentic and true to myself makes success feel more attainable. The next step is getting others outside of my bubble to see it-to subject it to criticism-and to learn to speak on and defend my work. Your video helped to remind me that this is the necessary step and while criticism is inevitable, it is only detrimental if I decide it’s so. It can enable me and give me energy to continue to create and not give up on that dream. I want to transcend beyond the mediocre. The most challenging step is just continuing despite whatever follows. Thank you again! ❤
I've been "failing" a lot recently in my own projects. I needed to hear this today! It just means the path is difficult and worth pursuing.
Me too. Every project! But you got it girl 👍
Double your failure rate! Get after it! 💪🏻💪🏻
@@2009juicyfruit you too lassaaayyy 😉
@@npwarr2651 will try! Haha. Thanks for the encouragement!
@Kate B aye will try, ta for the encouragement 🙂
Every person has two lives. The second starts once you realize you only have one.
What?
@@zuraxle5012 he’s probably talking about the aftermath lol I think I got what he meant
The second life is eternal but everyone will either be eternal in hell or eternal in heaven.
When you realize you have one life you begin living yours to the fullest.
Same life, two stages. First is when you are aimless, second when you finally realize the goal you want to achieve with it.
This video gave me so much confidence I’ve been thinking this way for a while now and I’ve always felt super confident in myself no matter what people said I’ll keep the grind up
I really appreciate this video. I have feared failure my whole life, which has ultimately resulted in not trying enough and creating the failure I always feared.
Everyone's definition of mediocre is different. Not everyone wants to be some CEO of their own business, or have their name known throughout the world. For some people, success is working a 9 to 5 and having fun on the weekends. The thing that's really bothering me about this whole "self help" age, is that now everyone is being told that their special and that EVERYONE HAS to change the world and if they don't, they're treated as lesser than. Some people want to lead the pack and some are okay with just being part of it. There is nothing wrong with being average if that's what YOU want, cause YOUR definition of average may be MY definition of success.
You're right. Maybe the problem is a lack of introspection. Possibly thanks to this, people just hop on different bandwagons trough life. Be it "hedonism", "mediocrity" (wich is subjective as you said), "entrepeneurship", "self improvement", "wellness", "becoming rich", "hyper-productivity", "success", etc. Perhaps we just need to take a step back and draw the line. I could be wrong but maybe the root of all our problems is not that we aren't "succesful enough" but we lack inner peace. Not the "end all wars and conflict" kind of peace but the "content with myself while still improving" type of peace. This doesn't mean that we should become a peaceful "blob" that spends all of its time doing nothing. All I'm saying is: What if we just stop for a moment and think about what we truly want in life? And then... Go for it. Even knowing we probably won't make it. Maybe, that thing you want is a 9 to 5 job with a decent salary and a quiet life. It's fine. There's no point in complicating things. Have a nice day, "self loathing gives me life".
It just because the internet make people comparing everyone with everyone back in the day if you own home and have stable job is already good enough but now the god of capitalism which is money are stronger than before thus all success is measured by money or fame
My definition of failure is living your life just asking for recognition of others. That people may end up "successful" yet miserable. They may end up living normal lives, but are in debt because they want others to think they made it better than they really did.* Not being "successful" is making them miserable. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. *I'm not talking about people who have it bad financially. If you just turn around and see the larger picture, you may just decide to focus on the things that are important to you, instead on the recognition from others. I barely stopped myself from suicide once, and this is what I learned.
Your thinking is along the lines of what the video was talking about with being stuck in mediocrity
if beingg a slave workinng forr money, at aa 9-5 u might like or donnt like doesnt sound like success to me. but dilusionall ppl believeing they aarre haappy
I've always thought that being jealous is such a waste of energy and emotion. Thank you for including it here (that "jealous is a waste of time").
Me too! I'm always happy when someone else is successful. It makes me feel excited about my own success :D
@@ana.stuhec but not for me
@@ana.stuhec it also inspires me ^-^
Great video and so much truth in it. *When you win or talk you only repeat what you already know* . Many people dont understand when i tell them that failure is the only way to get success. In sports or a video game i just try new options to see if they are a good idea to success. Often they fail but a few lead to success and thats why people say *"i do everything different or unorthodox"* . Comparing, competing and yealously about people close to you keeps people in mediocrity. Like toxic basketball team members who feel good winning against literally beginners where i think "what are you proud of, you play for 15 years" instead of looking up and learning from the higher level players. If you do everything the same way the masses do you stay mediocre. I try different things also in in my job and started my own company and thats why i never listen to "consultants" and people who chase "titles". Consultants in any field only know what "everyone" else in that industry is doing, so they are the magnet to mediocrity or slightly above. I failed countless times small or big and right now i even embrace failure cause i directly think about why it failed and my options. Successful people "do" and do not "talk" and especially dont talk about "titles". When i am not sure about option A or B i just start with A and if i realise later in production its not good i do B. With all those "fail" informations you fail less and less cause you can apply those informations to new concepts someone that did not failed cannot. If i get positive feedback from my clients i feel flattened and confirmed to do good but i am past behind the point i need this for my selfesteem. Learning and gathering new informations to be better and help my clients and partners is what keeps me going. Success comes then automatically.
Thank you for making this. I listen to this every morning, eyes shut after a morning walk to the get the gears flowing naturally. It gets me in the zone. Absolutely hame changing
*game
"You must be willing to fail, a lot": The trick is to make sure you remain *able* to fail a lot too. You need to be careful with the risks you take and make sure that if it all goes wrong you can still get up to fight another day. You don't just jump in and try to climb Everest because if you fail you'll probably die., You do smaller mountains first because if you fail at those you can probably still be rescued.
MrSpeedfox great point
I failed several times, now I'm homeless in San Francisco.
I keep seeing people in the comments section blaming themselves for shortcomings that are a result of the system they were brought into. Dude, you live in a time where wealth inequality is rampant globally, where wages have remained stagnant since the 1970s even though the cost of living has increased exponentially ever since, where nations prioritize corporate wealth over the welfare of their own citizens. You were never at fault, the politicians and businessmen who allowed this to happen are the ones to blame. Stay strong.
Natural selection at work *MEGA /S BTW*
Well, homelessness is a different problem. I think San Francisco has a problem with that, anyway.
Time to move out of san fran
And you out here watching KZhead?
Well laid out!! Many truths in this vid. Many people drink the poison expecting others to fail ..
5:38 "Believe in your elf", thats what was holding me back. I never believed in my elf and treated him as my slave until I lost him when one day a boy made me give my elf a sock without my knowledge.
“Stay in your lane and don’t compare yourself to others” but also .... do this to be better than all those lowly mediocre people? hm.
I think it's meant once you get tunnel visioned on You stay like that, and cut everyone else who is only holding you back. It's pretty Ironic actually
@@mohamedab9033 it's contradictory
yeah you'll be one of the mediocre society , just by your comment i can tell
it just means don’t look at what other people around you are doing, just focus on yourself. Why’s that so hard to understand?
Zarathustra's teachings weren't for everyone Untermenschen
Rising at the top of some industry and "being your own boss" is overrated. Doing a mediocre job well so you can support your family and work on your own heart to purify it and be grateful for the miracle of just being alive is a great place to be. Most people don't think they can be extraordinary because they can't. But ordinary isn't bad. Ordinary is good if you learn how to be ordinary in a fruitful way. People think happiness is up on some mountain top but the world is full of things that glitter but ain't gold. True treasures are simple and can be found everywhere by those who learn how to look. And if you want to sleep in sometimes, for heaven's sake just do.
icyangel13 I agree. The happiest people I’ve met live a simple life and help others a lot. The people who own multiple businesses or are surgeons and have tones of money are always rushing, always struggling with something, always stressed, etc. Life flashes before their eyes and before they know it, it’s over. People should strive to be their best selves and achieve what THEY think is the best, not what society says is best. (And I’m not talking about those too lazy to get a good job.)
Pathetic.
@Telametinsky Could you please elaborate? Or is this just bait?
@@newtfigton8795 They're a simple-minded cookie cutter, that's all.
And I also agree. What gets me is that outsiders have this egotistical sense of, "oh, they aren't always talking about how driven they are" or "they aren't trying to do anything special", but forcing something as inauthentic as that is the ultimate cookie cutter mentality - this need to conform to "achieving greatness". Guess what? Millions of others have had this mentality before you, so to act as though you're enlightened and on a higher wavelength is a joke. You didn't inspire that line of thinking. Others did, and you're ultimately the very thing you criticize: a sheep. It's honestly sickening. Just because *you're* (not you, but many others) terrified of the thought of being considered normal or walking on the same footing as the rest of us doesn't make you shit. You work a 9 to 5 job like the rest of us and you ultimately seek pleasure in *some* capacity; we all do, it's just we all seek it out in different ways. Just don't be an arrogant prick about it if others actually *are* satisfied with leading a simple, but satisfied life. It's completely fine and, honestly, severely underrated.
Loved the content & presentation of this material, thanks for your great work. I also appreciate the length of the videos, easy bit sized learning to fit into each day. Thanks for the lovely work you produce & share. 💚
I have no words to appreciate your effort in making this masterpiece video,may God bless you always.
5:30 - "Believe in your elf!" I used to think my elf couldn't hack it, but then I started to believe in him. Now my elf is a shipping magnate!
The one purely original (albeit accidental) idea in this video
@@Chloe2000mm I absolutely love that comment
"There is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within." - Miyamoto Musashi
Damn, i just finished readind the Manga Vagabond. Ty 4 this
Tell that to a third world person
@@juancamilomelo1107 or even in parts of Los Angeles, Detroit, or any big city in America. But, this is exactly what this video is all about - to go beyond the brainwash of mediocrity.
Just read his book an hour ago haha
I've watched a lot of this sort of content, you've truly beautifully captured why the majorty ammount to mediocrity. This video is inspiring, thank you.
Is ironic how the videogames, pc, internet, these "distractions" lead me to programming, then level design, then game design and finally to my job and career.
same here, but I've gained a ton of other skills along the way.
@Roberto Vidal Garcia then you mention that video games arent all bad things and they can have positive sides to them like they did to op and to me as well instead what they did in the video is said distractions are bad and didnt mention the good side
what are you working with?
@Roberto Vidal Garcia what’s the problem if they don’t become anything from gaming? They don’t need to because gaming is just them chilling. They can use something else to become someone else lmao.
You are one the exceptions
As much as I agree, I wholeheartedly believe there needs to be a balance. You can't push yourself everyday to learn. Some days you need to recharge and, yes, chose the simpler things of life. Nevertheless, what you are saying is, "stay in your own lane, don't follow the crowd". The best creators are bred in this philosophy so I agree. I see that for myself, and I know I will be great.
Agreed
You great yet ?
But this video is why people stay mediocre.
That's fine. But don't be mad when people who work harder than you are more successful.
@@sidkapoor9085 why would I be worried about other people success tho? I mean they're captain of their life and I'm the captain of mine I hold no grudges
This is the best video I've seen all year. Watched every second. Thank you so much!
Sometimes one wishes they had seen some YT videos sooner. This is one such master piece. Thanks for the insights.
Mediocrity is derived from the Latin word medius meaning middle. Therefore by definition, the majority of people will remain in mediocrity. Mediocrity shifts with the median.
That is exactly what I was thinking seeing all the comments regarding average. The best example is: 2000 years ago the average life expectancy was 33 years. What many people don't realize is that basically means most people either died in their first 2 years of life, or they lived to be 66. The word average has nothing to do with the word median.
"Believe in your elf"!!! Well okay then!!!😂😂😂
Give your elf esteem a boost to grow into a bigger elf. 🧙🏻♀️
Frankie G Be sure to keep your elf in good elf!😂😂😂
I'll ask Santa to believe in me for my Christmas present. :)
If only I could stop pleasuring my elf
Stefano Papaleo That's an 'elfy' attitude towards you Self Stef!😉
this video was so good i almost clicked off to be productive. very few of this type of video gets that response from me. i believe i can learn a language in just 20 days, got tired of it after the excitement wore off 5 days later. almost quit, but i will do my best. thank you so much for the video.
Brilliant compilation of the steps to self-improvement and leaving the group of mediocrity. Well explained!
Pettiness, Small-mindedness, Zero-Sum outlooks, and Scarcity. All paths leading to failure and pain.
Yep I 100% think the same
a path filled with many willing to help guide you along
what about potus ? XD
@@PhilippeLarcher can we not bring this shit here for fucks sake
An old sage man once said: “ I did not fail 1000 times, but I found 1000 ways that would not work”.
Thomas Edison
If 1000 times do not cut it, you may be trying the wrong way.
an old wise caveman once said: "ooga booga" and that cuts deep
@@baodau2230 No he didn't. There are lots of false quotes attributed to that caveman, the other really popular one being "Unga bunga", but nobody actually knows if he said those for sure. Very profound quotes regardless.
@@musicdev that's... That's the joke...
Thankyou this brought alot of things to the front of my mind may God give you a long healthy, wealthy existence.
I think it's important to listen to your intuition. It can be hard to tell whether you are pushing yourself to achieve what you want or if you are pushing yourself to achieve something that others want. Always question yourself, and ask yourself if this is what you actually want for yourself.
If people stayed aware of their mortality, they would think differently.
Man i think about this everyday... life so fucking short
that is true but only to some extent. there are also people like me around who realize that we will all die soon and therefore there is no point in try hard life mode. to each his own i guess
@@jacekwaasiewicz716 that's not a mode, that's a lie we tell ourselves to excuse us from the responsibility of trying.
@@jacekwaasiewicz716 people who say that are afraid to try. Its nothing but an excuse.
@@jacekwaasiewicz716 its really good if we just die Soon, but how if we life till old? Prepare for the worst, Prepare if wee keep life
Well living simple life and truly enjoying that can’t be described as MEDIOCRITY. And I believe lot of people choose what they do how they life as they wished. Not all people want to become Bill Gates... imagine what happens if everyone pursues to become rich and travel around the world? All I wanna say is there are lot of successful people who aren’t considered successful according to stereotypes.
Well said. :) But we must put emphasis on the fine line between the success of living in simplicity VS the failure of living in ignorance.
Success is not represented by the amount of money you have. It's represented by how well you can live and how that allows you to help others live better. You don't see Bill Gates sipping mai thais on the beach all day. He's out and about doing all sorts of things and contributing to society.
Abran Cullen I accidentally clicked on your page and was terrified! Why did I see a image of my sleep paralysis demon? 😭
It's true, I live in a town and my grandma comes from a smaller town and lives in a big old farm, the thing is that I actually enjoy life in the farm, and not in big cities, I don't want to be super recognized and being super wow, I just want to live calmly.
Yeah, key word is “truly”. A lot of people don’t truly enjoy their simple life. They just think they do
So insightful how he speaks on the prizes we go after. Most people compete on jobs, houses and cars, and end up in debt! The right processes can help us transcend the BS and achieve the goals that nobody else even considered.
Man, i'm brazilian and your video is one of the best i've see in my life, propably i wiil see this video another time and i need to my sinceres compliments for this video.
I almost cried because of the nuggets of wisdom in this video. It hit a spot in me and today, I will not treat pain as my enemy. Cheers!
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Make sure to update this comment when it makes you super successful
Tell your mind what to do: get 1 million dollars. Already robbed 2 banks and gained 2.3 million dollars in 5 days; this video is life-changing. :)
Cesar Treviño Hernández become the greatest thief that will be your new goal
@@NeostormXLMAX Rising to the top of the fraudster chain is very exciting I must admit it.
I feel great because this gives me comfort! Thank you!
Thanks Brother❤ your work is really a heart warmer and energizer at the same time. We often feel stressed if our good deeds are reaching out to people or not trust me brother they reach out and in multiple folds just its reciprocation to you is in unexpected way. Keep smiling and the world starts smiling with you❤
That’s why it’s so hard for people to recognize and do the things they truly love instead of doing what others want.
Success is cool and all, but remember, mental health before success. You want to be happy, not rich and powerful.
You are a great writer and your hard work has paid off my friend
I usually have a 10 second attention span, but this video was actually very good and inspirational all the way, especially because I've spent all day thinking about how to improve my life and this video popped up out of nowhere what a coincidence.
Depression is like a voice that tells me "no point doing that . You've never succeeded in anything.And when you die,nothing will matter anyway.."
You can make it thru. I once almost killed myself, but decided not to. To me, just thinking about what is important to me was amazing. Not paying attention to what "should be important" has made me far less stressed. This has also given me more energy to do things that were good for me, because I haven't spent it on stupid things like proving myself to others. This is what helped me deal with my depression. It may not help you, but you can try. I may sound like one of those people, but I know what I am talking about.
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What you do, does matter. Everything is connected and you are a part of that and thus of big value. Look around and appreachiate the abundance that you can see - the wealth, the success, the ideas, the creativity, the companionship, the love. You have a right to these things as much as anybody else. And you can give those things to everybody. Change your aditute, focus on yourself, make clear goals and you will pull it in your life like a magnet. We 100% become what we think, so learn to control your thoughts. This will be hard in the beginning because selflimiting thoughts are probably a years long habit, but once you formed a new thinking habit everything will get a lot easier.
I like to imagine all negative emotions like depression happening to me in an alternative "Universe X" and the positive ones as happening in "Universe Y". Then I use logic/reasoning to try to make sense of both worlds.
i used to feel that way, and there are lots of different ways to think about it, but for me it helped to realize that even though my life doesn’t “matter” in the grand scheme of the universe, it DOES matter to me whether i’m happy or whether i’m successful, and i can choose to live a life where i dwell in misery or i can choose to live a life where i value my own happiness, even if i’m the only on who does. plus, even if you do fail, it won’t matter anyway, so you may as well shoot your shot. i know it’s often more complicated than just “choosing to be happy”, but that mode of thinking was what helped me, so i figured i may as well share it. also i realize your comment is two years old, so if you’re reading this, i’m glad you’re still here :)
Everything that I needed to hear in 11 min to keep me from spiraling deep into a negative headspace and a depressive episode. Appreciate this so much. ❤️
By far one of the most well-explained videos thank you for your time
Absolutely the best advice I’ve heard in a very long time! Thank you so much!!!
The part about keeping your articles neutral really resonated with me! I’ve completely neutralised all my opinions and responses, they are all calculated, and this is from being painfully aware of my own ignorance, and that I will always be ignorant in some way no matter how much I learn and how balanced I am. It’s a complete fear of someone calling out my ignorance, and that having severity and deep meaning for my character. It’s such a trap, this video definitely helped. Fail more. Going to write it on post it’s and stick them everywhere
“Stay in your lane” best way to sum up this video man. Great content and I 100% agree. I notice it all
These videos have so much value in them. Thank you 🙂
Thank you for the encouraging words! They meant a lot to me.
In the end it still comes down to luck. People work hard and stay in their lane every day for decades and still become unhappy because they struggle to get by. Luck and being conscious of income are truly important, they can't be ignored in place of positive vibes. Positive vibes don't pay the rent. Balance is necessary. The vast majority of start ups fail, with serious financial consequences. That's reality, so before you jump on the entrepreneur bandwagon you need to understand how you will make a living.
Where in this video did it say anything about having to be an entrepreneur or that this was strictly about finance?
“Not Everyone who works hard wins, but everyone who wins, works hard”
I felt personally attacked when the Switch was shown
same.. n i dont even own one
This is the most inspiring video I've ever watched. Thank you so much!
I don't know why I subscribed, but deep down I want more. This video is compelling.
Insert a generic motivational quote here
😂😂just do it ✅
Live laugh love 🤪😂
Never give up...👍
Mr I wanna be a doctor when I grow up! (Someone familiar with the Boondocks, please...)
Stay hard - David Goggins
i was stuck doing something i didn't love for years and although it made me money , i felt like i was wasting my life away . Now i decided to change my life and venture into something i love and i have never been this excited. i cant wait to get started. Thanks for this video
I don't even say I failed anymore. There's no failing, only learning.
This video brought me confirmation and gave me a huge sense of relief. I always believed in everything said on the video but after so much time seeing everyone around me doing the opposite I started thinking I was wrong. Now, watching this video made me realize I could just be part of the 1% that is not mediocre.
This channel deserves more than 1 million subscribers,you work so hard brother,God bless you☀️
This channel is a godsend for motivation! I've been debating about starting my KZhead channel in fear of criticism. But haters will always hate. Thank you for being my step forward. And if I fail, I'll learn from my mistakes and improve.
Thank you for this inspirational video! It makes me have belief that I am on the right track. Some quotes, which I will take away: We can be truly successful only at things we are willing to fail at. Don't seek praise, seek criticism. No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it. Winners act like winners before they become a winner. Being jealous and resentful is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Focus on: learning and personal transformation.
This whole series is one of the most brilliants things I have ever seen. Having struggled through life I ultimately did may of the things recommended...mistakes, etc. and finally became happy as an outsider! I broke from the pack over and over again and that created a happy life...Just jettisoning a lot of emotional baggage....sending this to a nephew who cannot get on track!
tell him to watch hamza