Good Enough is Never Good Enough

" It's been said that Americans can have anything they want.  The trouble is, most don't know what they want, and so they drift through life taking circumstances as they come and settle for 'good enough'."

- Earl Nightingale

(1921-1989) Author/Radio Broadcaster

For years, thousands of people turn to Public Radio on Saturday evenings to listen to Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion.  The highlight of each program is Keillor's storied on "the news from Lake Wobegon".  This fictional town in central Minnesota filled with wonderful characters has become very real to many who can't wait to hear what the town folks are up to.  One thing the people of this town have in common is that they have come to accept life that is just good enough, not great, not the best, but "pretty darn good".

                Where the stories of Garrison Keillor are funny and light hearted, the reality is too many of the people in this country have come to accept the very same life.  We have gone from being an exceptional people to a mediocre people.  We stopped working to be the best and come to believe we should never be better than the lowest achiever. This is not just sad, it is tragic.

                Every human was created for greatness.  I believe that with all my heart.  You have what Zig Ziglar called the "seeds of greatness inside you."  Extraordinary people are a rare thing these days and the truth is, they are all around us.  Ordinary people, like you and me, can do extraordinary things if we choose to.

                Too often people are told they must not achieve.  It is seen as too bold, ego trips and unfair.  We are pushed down that no one wins so no one looses.  But the fact is, when no one wins, everyone loses.  You were made to be a winner.  You were created with a dream, a purpose, that will make a difference in this world.  You, yes you my friend, are meant to be great and to achieve wonderful things.

                Never allow others to steal your dream.  It does not matter who they are, what they say or how they attack you.  Stand strong and be all you were meant to be.  You can be extraordinary and make a difference.  In fact, I am depending on you to do just that.

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