Thursday, January 30, 2014

Avoiding Mediocrity!

Once in a while I get a little time after school, before an evening event, to sift through Twitter to search for interesting bits of info to share with staff or put on the Blog.  Today I saw this little piece on what causes someone to be mediocre.  This is from a Blog by Seth Godin located at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2014/01/the-four-horsemen-of-mediocrity.html

The four horsemen of mediocrity
Deniability--"They decided, created, commanded or blocked. Not my fault."
Helplessness--"My boss won't let me."
Contempt--"They don't pay me enough to put up with the likes of these customers."
Fear--"It's good enough, it's not worth the risk, people will talk, this might not work..."
The industrial age brought compliance and compliance brought fear and fear brought us mediocrity.
The good news about fear is that once you see it, feel it and dance with it, you have a huge opportunity, the chance to make it better.



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