Comments on: The RipTide of Mediocrity http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:26:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JR Nuerge http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-207 JR Nuerge Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:51:18 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=534#comment-207 A great post and a wake-up call to anyone who is "slouching toward mediocrity". JR Nuerge Eco-friendly+Eco-nomical=Eco-fabulous! http://www.jrnuerge.com A great post and a wake-up call to anyone who is “slouching toward mediocrity”.
JR Nuerge
Eco-friendly+Eco-nomical=Eco-fabulous!
http://www.jrnuerge.com

]]> By: Ann Evanston http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Ann Evanston Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:23:48 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=534#comment-206 Sarah, you move me- many people have tried but I guess I see through their pretending to be authentic to be great - when they are just lying to themselves and everyone around them. You are truly amazing and so authentic that it moves others to greatness! Now that is a true Warrior-Preneur! Ann Evanston The Warrior is Within You http://Warrior-Preneur.com Sarah, you move me- many people have tried but I guess I see through their pretending to be authentic to be great – when they are just lying to themselves and everyone around them. You are truly amazing and so authentic that it moves others to greatness! Now that is a true Warrior-Preneur!

Ann Evanston
The Warrior is Within You
http://Warrior-Preneur.com

]]> By: Nancy http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Nancy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:13:39 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=534#comment-205 You and your son sound like exceptional people. You, because you are a hero. Your son, well, he really gets it on a lot of levels. I'm not sure how I got to your site today but it's really resonating with me about something I'm experiencing now. I think it's more the Riptide of Ignorance than Mediocrity. But, doesn't matter -- it feels the same. So, I'm going to view my current experience in terms of the riptide and act on it in a way to ensure it doesn't pull me away from what is most meaningful. Thanks. This was a great post. You and your son sound like exceptional people. You, because you are a hero. Your son, well, he really gets it on a lot of levels.

I’m not sure how I got to your site today but it’s really resonating with me about something I’m experiencing now. I think it’s more the Riptide of Ignorance than Mediocrity. But, doesn’t matter — it feels the same. So, I’m going to view my current experience in terms of the riptide and act on it in a way to ensure it doesn’t pull me away from what is most meaningful. Thanks. This was a great post.

]]> By: Elizabeth Weiland http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Elizabeth Weiland Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:05:53 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=534#comment-204 As a great lover of the ocean, I've been in this situation a few times as well. And I love the way you develop the analogy. There's an easier way, though, to escape a riptide than to battle against it with all your will until your strength is sapped. There is choosing to swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the rip and then can ride easily back in. Just like that. And it is sometimes that easy to get out of mediocrity: choose the path that sometimes takes you a little out of your way, the non-obvious path. @marionchapsal reminded me this morning that sometimes we keep beating out heads against the same wall, thinking force will break us through. When really, we just need to look in other directions where doors and windows are open to us. Just a thought... ;) As a great lover of the ocean, I’ve been in this situation a few times as well. And I love the way you develop the analogy. There’s an easier way, though, to escape a riptide than to battle against it with all your will until your strength is sapped. There is choosing to swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the rip and then can ride easily back in. Just like that. And it is sometimes that easy to get out of mediocrity: choose the path that sometimes takes you a little out of your way, the non-obvious path. @marionchapsal reminded me this morning that sometimes we keep beating out heads against the same wall, thinking force will break us through. When really, we just need to look in other directions where doors and windows are open to us. Just a thought…
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]]> By: Ashley Mahaffey http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Ashley Mahaffey Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:55:29 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=534#comment-198 Brilliant! I love the personal experience as it parallels the rest of life experience...I'm coming back for more! Brilliant! I love the personal experience as it parallels the rest of life experience…I’m coming back for more!

]]> By: Crushing Krisis › Escaping Mediocrity http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Crushing Krisis › Escaping Mediocrity Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:12:12 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=534#comment-203 [...] mediocrity. Does it mean anything to you? If not, you should read her gripping post about nearly losing her son to a riptide. At the end she has the wherewithal (and good humor) to compare the riptide to the tug of [...] [...] mediocrity. Does it mean anything to you? If not, you should read her gripping post about nearly losing her son to a riptide. At the end she has the wherewithal (and good humor) to compare the riptide to the tug of [...]

]]> By: krisis http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-202 krisis Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:33:19 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=534#comment-202 Your post is so well-crafted, and it resonated very strongly with me. I try every day to out-swim the riptide of mediocrity. Sometimes it's easy to recognize and outpace, but others it is hard to spot ... and, like your son and his friend, by the time I notice it I feel like it might be too late to get back to shore. It can be difficult, discouraging, depressing, and even downright soul-devouring to decide to push back against the easy-yet-mediocre pull exerted by life as we know it. I'm so happy to find someone else who appreciates (and can articulate) the depth of the challenge as well as the rewards for besting it. Your post is so well-crafted, and it resonated very strongly with me.

I try every day to out-swim the riptide of mediocrity. Sometimes it’s easy to recognize and outpace, but others it is hard to spot … and, like your son and his friend, by the time I notice it I feel like it might be too late to get back to shore.

It can be difficult, discouraging, depressing, and even downright soul-devouring to decide to push back against the easy-yet-mediocre pull exerted by life as we know it. I’m so happy to find someone else who appreciates (and can articulate) the depth of the challenge as well as the rewards for besting it.

]]> By: Monica Diaz http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Monica Diaz Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:36:51 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=534#comment-201 Sarah, just loved this post! Gripping for me from start to finish as a mom and as a student of life! I am sure that mediocrity is one of the biggest perils out there because anything more ugly looking we steer clear of, but your metaphor here says it so well. We are unwittingly drawn in. See ya on Twitter and congratulations on a great, inspiring post. I will share it with my family and friends for sure! ;) Sarah, just loved this post! Gripping for me from start to finish as a mom and as a student of life! I am sure that mediocrity is one of the biggest perils out there because anything more ugly looking we steer clear of, but your metaphor here says it so well. We are unwittingly drawn in. See ya on Twitter and congratulations on a great, inspiring post. I will share it with my family and friends for sure! ;)

]]> By: Susan Mazza http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Susan Mazza Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:31:11 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=534#comment-200 Beautiful metaphor Sarah! Beautiful metaphor Sarah!

]]> By: Patti DeNucci http://escaping-mediocrity.com/uncommon-lessons/riptide-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Patti DeNucci Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:25:26 +0000 http://escaping-mediocrity.com/?p=534#comment-199 This post spoke to me on several levels: as a mom, as a woman, as a beach vacationer, as a writer, as a business owner, and as a person who doesn't particularly care for mediocrity, but realizes frequently that she's been caught off guard and swept up in it. We can't be perfect, but it does take vigilance to keep mediocrity at bay. This post spoke to me on several levels: as a mom, as a woman, as a beach vacationer, as a writer, as a business owner, and as a person who doesn’t particularly care for mediocrity, but realizes frequently that she’s been caught off guard and swept up in it. We can’t be perfect, but it does take vigilance to keep mediocrity at bay.

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