mediocre is the opposite of excellence

Terrible seems like it would be the opposite of excellence, but terrible is easy to fix.

• You didn't workout last week? Pick yourself up and get back on track.
• You've been eating everything in sight? Stop. Take a breath. Regroup. Re-assess your plan. And get back on track.

Mediocre is much more difficult, in part because you might not even notice it.

• You've been working out, but maybe not with your desired level of intensity. Or maybe you're getting to the gym sometimes, but not as often as you had planned.
• You're eating pretty well, paying attention to what you order, where you eat, and how often. But you're not losing any weight. Maybe you're rounding up on your calorie counts, or you might be grabbing a handful of snacks without even realizing it.

It's hard to get down on yourself when you're trying, and mediocre masks how hard you're trying.

Mediocre is frustrating. It robs you of your results. It fills you with hopelessness, and makes you want to give up, because you think you're doing the work but you're not seeing the results.

Changing your habits, and your body, and your health, is hard. It takes commitment, and it takes excellence.

Pay very close attention to your actions, and to your results. Keep a journal. Be reflective. Are you reaching excellence, or merely mediocre?

- Chris Butterworth

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