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Being mediocre should not be a goal. Accepting the fact that you may not be The Best…or even The Best that you COULD be, is important to your inner peace. But accepting mediocre as your standard to live by for EVERYTHING, only leads to your stagnation and developmental atrophy…and eventually, if we all choose to accept mediocre as “good enough”, the progress and growth humanity as well. #StriveForGreatness, But accept that you might fall a little (or a lot) short. ~jg
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Being mediocre should not be a goal. Accepting the fact that you may not be The Best…or even The Best that you COULD be, is important to your inner peace. 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