Daily Good Start : Well That's Just Great...

When did good become a stopping point? When did good become the highest level of ambition?

When did good become satisfying? Who wants to eat at a good restaurant when you can eat at a great restaurant? Who wants a good relationship when you can have a great relationship? Who wants to go to work at a good place when you can work at a great place?

After a few too many months of no bueno, things have turned around for me and have gotten to a good spot. I've been in this good spot before. I've made good money, I've been in a good relationship, I've been a good friend, I've made good grades and I've done good deeds, but (in my opinion) good can be used as average. If you change the word good to average it sounds like this: I'm an average parent, I work in an average place, I do average things, I'm an average employee, I'm an average friend, I make average money, I go on average vacations, I'm in an average relationship. Yawn. Who sets out for an average life? Let's take it one step further, who likes receiving average? We want someone's best. Best service. Best price. Best experience. Best performance. Best intentions.

Now, I get it. This good spot I'm in is far better then the rough patch I was in, but I don't want to put my life gear in neutral and remain at the rest area of life. It's like in P. Diddy's Hold Me Down song when he said "I've got to keep on movin'" I'm movin' towards being an incredible friend, movin' towards a stellar career and movin' towards the best me possible.

The good spot that I've been in before feels like settling. Settling is the comfort zone. Settling is what everyone else is doing. Settling is not where the magic happens.

Let's stop flying our life in coach when just a few feet away and only separated by a cheap curtain that doesn't even touch the ground is the opportunity to fly our life in first class (in first class you get more than a small pack of honey roasted peanuts).

Sheesh, I should have named my blog Daily Great Start instead of Daily Good Start!