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Do you just have an ordinary life until now? Why not try extraordinary life from now..Coach Kim share her story about step out of the ordinary:

I was sitting in a restaurant last week chilling out with my half sandwich, half salad combo and minding my own business. But because I focus on being keen in my environment so I can share parts of my journey with you, a situation arose right next to me, one table over. Sitting beside me were three ladies who appeared to be family members (aunt and 2 nieces or at least a mentor type relationship). The woman in the group had labeled one of the young ladies, “ordinary”. The young girl ate in a sulking manner and finally at meal’s end, revealed that she had been greatly offended and even mis-labeled by her auntie. And of course the auntie was offended that she was offended. And here’s the rub – she spent the rest of the time trying to convince the niece that being ordinary is not an insult. Most people are ordinary and according to her, the young girl was just being overly sensitive.

And there I sat, the next table over, trying not to scream. When I was younger they sold toy snakes consisting of fabric on springs, which would be stuffed inside a can. The prankster would then lure some unsuspecting victim to open the can. Of course the coiled snake would jump 3 feet out of its home and scare the bejeebers out of the victim. Well, that is how I felt watching this whole conversation unravel – like the aunt was intent on stuffing the niece into a can, suffocating her individuality and creativity and uniqueness. My challenge to you is to stay as far away from ordinary as you can.

You are only ordinary when you stop being authentic.

And of course the other lesson is to not let anyone steal your dreams and do not buy into their reality of who you should be. Now there is a difference between wise counsel vs. dream stealing. And the difference is clear and it leaves clues. Here it is – one serves as a bridge to your destiny, the other, as a barrier.

It would be a good exercise to evaluate the people in your circles to see where they stand relative to those two descriptions. But more importantly (because you cannot control the behavior of others), check yourself out and see if you are doing more hindering or helping, when it comes to people reaching their dreams.

ORDINARY, according to Dictionary.com:

Part of Speech:

adjective

Definition:

average; not distinctive

Synonyms:

characterless, common, conventional, dull, fair, familiar, garden variety, generic, habitual, indifferent, inferior, mediocre, normal, pedestrian, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, second-rate, so-so, undistinguished, uneventful, unexceptional, uninspired, unmemorable, unnoteworthy, unremarkable, usual, vanilla, white-bread

Antonyms:

different, distinctive, remarkable, special

Why would anyone choose to be ordinary?

Discover your gift – value it – nurture it – protect it – share it.