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Friday June 12, 2015


Adequate.

Nobody complaining. People are happy. Or silent. Content. Sure. Expectations are low.

Have you done something well below your best – then someone says, “great job”?

Empty feeling, that, isn’t it – being praised for doing far less than we could have?

Good enough when we are capable of doing so much better …

Remember when a teacher or parent or coach would urge us on, knowing we could do so much better if we didn’t settle for ‘just good enough’ ?

Just today, on something – knock their socks off.

Rise way over that high-bar.

Do one thing better than anyone else has ever done it, don’t do it for anyone else.

Do it for you.

You know .

You can.

Do better than good.

Beyond better, beyond fantastic.

So many choices.

Choose one.

Do awe-worthy work.


Mark Kolke

column written/ published from Calgary, AB

morning walk:  10C/50F, twilight fading into sunrise, clouds gathering, breezy – rain is coming, so the predictions say, but not yet …


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