Just say NO to mediocrity!

Yep, you read that right.....I'm DONE with all the mediocrity in my life! For at least the past 15 years I've done everything half-assed and just been mediocre at everything (except when I was in high school, I did everything I could to not be a mediocre drummer). But everything else I did, I just did it halfway. I didn't really put much effort into it. But starting today, November 21st, 2010 I am making a vow to "Just say NO to mediocrity!". That will be my motto from this point on in my life. And if anyone would like to have a couple T-shirts made for me with that slogan on them just make sure to get them in X-Large because I'm not quite down to just a large yet *wink*.

But in all seriousness....after this past week of school (my first week of college by the way) and the two 100s I got (one on my "homework" the other on my first test) I decided that rather than just do what I had to in order to graduate and get my degree that I would do everything in my power to graduate with honors. As hard as it will be my goal is to graduate as Summa Cum Laude because that is the highest honors classification there is. But even if I don't graduate with that high of a GPA I would still like to graduate as Magna Cum Laude or just Cum Laude because I know I'm smart enough to graduate in any of those three categories. You see I used to just think that graduating college and getting my degree in Computer Networking would be good enough for me but I have realized that I won't be satisfied with "just graduating". While graduating college is an accomplishment in and of itself to me that won't be good enough. I'm so tired of being an underachiever. And I would feel like an underachiever if I only graduated college and didn't do everything I could to graduate with honors because I know I'm more than capable of doing better than that. And I wouldn't consider graduating with honors as overachieving either because even though nobody even expects me to graduate I know that I expect myself to graduate and do it with honors. That is definitely a goal I know I can achieve even if everyone else in the world believes I will just do whatever it takes to barely get by.

I'm also tired of the mediocre life I've been living for the past 8 years. I mean, I don't do anything new and exciting so I've just been doing the same boring thing over and over and over for the better part of the past 8 years. I need a break from the monotony of my life and I need new and exciting things to try. I need to find things to do outside of the normal things I'd usually do. I can't sit around all day anymore just watching TV, or chatting online, or messing around on Facebook, or playing mindless video games, or just sleeping. I want to get out into the world and go biking, hiking, fishing, walking, or even join a book club. Maybe get involved in something local like volunteering to help out with a food drive, or volunteer for Good Will....hell just volunteer to help with any good cause. Who knows, maybe when I get a car again I can make cards and pass them out at the local bars with a number for people to reach me at so they can call me to pick them up and take them home when they feel they are too drunk to drive and make it a free service. It would keep the streets safer and keep people out of jail for driving drunk. These are just ideas that are popping into my head and if anyone else has any ideas as to ways I can make my life more exciting and meaningful I'd love to hear them in the comments or on Facebook or wherever. It doesn't have to be something for a good cause. You can just respond with the different things you do that may be out of the norm that you do to make your life less monotonous and more exciting and meaningful. Because right now I'm feeling like there's no real meaning to my life and I would just like to create a discussion with you guys and gals on the different ways you occupy your time. I'm a very curious guy.

So just in case I haven't made my point clear yet.....I'M DONE WITH JUST BEING MEDIOCRE AT EVERYTHING AND LIVING A MEDIOCRE LIFE! I put that in all caps because that's me standing on a mountain top screaming it to the world. From this day forward I will put everything I've got into everything I do no matter how small or big the task may be. I plan to be that somewhat annoying overachiever that always seems like he's trying WAY too hard to be good at everything he does. While some people may think that is going overboard I've got 15 years worth of mediocrity to make up for and I plan do to that in the only way I know how....by giving everything I do everything I have. Don't forget about the T-shirts *wink*. That would make a great late birthday present or a perfect Christmas present. So in closing I will leave you with my new motto and I hope you all apply it to your own lives as well:

Just say NO to mediocrity!