About this episode
This episode discusses the value of being average and challenges the notion that only extraordinary achievements are worthwhile.
You don't have to be exceptional. You don't have to optimize every hour, monetize every hobby, or turn your life into a highlight reel. You can just be. Average. Ordinary. Unremarkable. And that can be enough. When did we start believing anything less than extraordinary is failure? Let’s ask as we Calm it Down in 3...2...1.
People in this episode
Host: Chad Lawson
Topics covered
- self-acceptance
- average
- mental health
- ordinary life
- personal growth
Keywords
- average
- self-worth
- mental health
- ordinary
- personal development
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