"It's good enough."
This is one of the most sabotaging thoughts you can have.
Saying "it's good enough" is sorta like eating ½ an Oreo, stopping, and saying...that's good enough, even though you want more.
Or watching ½ of your favorite TV show, stopping, and saying...that's good enough, even though you want to watch the ending.
Or stopping your kid mid-way during homework and saying...that's good enough, even though they haven’t learned everything they need to learn.
When you tell yourself "it's good enough" you shut down all possibility for life to be better. You settle for what you have, instead of going after what you want.
Don’t get me wrong…there is a time to settle.
Like, when the house is only ½ picked up and you haven’t seen your spouse all day. It’s ok to settle for a messy house.
Or like when you planned to make dinner but your kid is having a melt-down and you don’t have the energy or capacity to cook. It’s ok to settle for pizza.
Or like when you are exhausted after a long day and your kids want all your attention but you just don’t have much to give. It’s ok to settle and watch them play instead of actively involve yourself in their activity.
These things are just the usual trade-offs of life.
When is it not ok to settle? When life simply feels "ok".
The job is ok. Your marriage is ok. Time with your kids is ok. The amount of money you make is ok.
Do you really want just an "ok" life when these things are completely in your control to fix?
These are the moments where you stop settling and saying "it’s good enough" and instead say, "now is the time".
Because now is always the time.
Now.
Not tomorrow. Not when your kids are older. Not when you have more money. Now.
Now is the only time you ever have to actually take a step toward a better than average life.
Take advantage of the moment, stop thinking life is good enough and actually do something about it.
Where are you saying life is "good enough?"
Now is the time to fix it.
