Most People Won’t Ever Experience True Success

“The mediocre have a very narrow perception of reality, and in turn, their lives. They see things as they are, not how they can be.” -Ryan Holiday
Learning and self-education aren’t popular. Most people don’t read books, attend seminars, or take even the most basic steps for self-improvement. They would rather choose distraction and entertainment.

Most people will never be successful because they will spend their life this way.

With just a few small changes to your life, you could enter into the top 5% — 10% of your field. The competition is extremely low! Amazing, extraordinary opportunities are abundant, because so few people ever take the steps to discover them.

You can become one of the few truly successful people in the world by taking your self-education and learning seriously. In a world of mediocrity, you can become extraordinary with only a few simple tweaks.

So how do you start?

The more you keep evolving in better versions of yourself, the more you’ll need to be focused on the things that are most important.

Your days must be characterized by high-quality activities and behaviors.

Benjamin Hardy put it this way: “Success is continuously improving who you are, how you live, how you serve, and how you relate.”

James Altucher once said, “Every day, check these 4 boxes: Have I improved 1% on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health?”

You can start small. Even the smallest improvement is more than most people will ever see. While most people change slowly and unconsciously over time, you can begin taking control of your success by choosing to make a few small improvements.

That’s all it takes.

If You Want to Live an Extraordinary Life, You Need to Give Up a Normal One
“If you want to live an extraordinary life, you have to give up many of the things that are part of a normal one.” -Srinivas Rao
Extraordinary people are very uncommon. Their lifestyle of learning and self-education aren’t popular, either. Odds are, once you begin investing in yourself, you’ll find it’s a lonely road.

Todd Henry wisely said, “The more bold you are, the more rejection you’ll experience.” The mob of the majority doesn’t like deserters.

If you want an extraordinary life, you’ll need to give up many parts of the “normal” life. That might mean giving up common toxic behaviors or hanging out with toxic people. If “everyone does it,” you’d do well to give it a long, hard look.

Most people will never achieve an extraordinary life. That’s OK. The extraordinary life isn’t for everyone. Learning and self-education take time, energy, and focus that most people would rather spend on entertainment and distraction — “ordinary” things.

“Great” opportunities cost “good” ones; you can’t have both.

Said Benjamin Hardy:

Before you evolve, you can reasonably spend time with just about anyone.
You can reasonably eat anything placed in front of you.
You can reasonably justify activities and behaviors that are, frankly, mediocre.
But as your vision expands, you realize you need to make adjustments. You can’t spend your money on junk anymore. You need to manage your time much more diligently. You need to invest in yourself and your future.

To avoid mediocrity, you can’t continue being with negative people.

You can’t keep eating crappy foods that slow you down.

You can’t do many of the things you used to do.

This is what extraordinary requires. Most people see the price and simply say “no thanks.”

But you can do anything if you pay the price.

“Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success.” -Scott Adams
In Conclusion
“Who you are is a result of who you were, but where you end up depends entirely on who you choose to be from this moment forward.” -Hal Elrod
There are probably dozens of things you do on a daily basis that aren’t helping you improve.

Most people live their lives on other people’s terms. Their days are spent working on other people’s goals and following the rules of someone else.

Entertainment and distraction rule society. There will never be a shortage of TV shows, Buzzfeed articles, or Bad Lip Reading videos to take up your time.

If you want to avoid mediocrity and achieve enormous success, you must cut out distractions and prioritize learning instead.

Most people will go their whole lives as a slave to entertainment. They prioritize entertainment over improving their life, their family’s well-being, and their hopes and dreams.

This is how people can stay at jobs they hate for years. It’s how people stay in toxic relationships and remain perpetually broke. They don’t bother learning how to succeed.

If your lifestyle does not add to your growth and improvement, it will bring you down.

Prioritize learning. Invest in self-education.

Choose success over mediocrity.