Graduate highschool, go to college, work for forty years at a company, get married, have kids, buy a house, drive a minivan, move to Florida, retire there and die. Holy shit that sounds depressing. That is what the “normal” life looked like for our parents generation and what’s still wildly popular for most Americans. 

People are ok with being average. Taking no risks. Keeping the status quo. Sticking to what they know and staying where they’ve always been. Having someone else tell them what to do. Having the same job and same routine day in and day out. 

It’s not a terrible way to live. We’re very priveledged to have the resources we do available. If you make over $50,000 per year you’re the top 1% of all earners in the world. Most people in the US make that easily. So why don’t more people take calculated risks? Don’t work for someone the rest of your life or do the same shit every single day. Go out there and get what you want. Set higher expectations for yourself. Set harder goals. Step outside your boundaries. The worst thing that happens is you mess up and learn from it. Besides, if you’re making over $50,000 a year now, surely you could try your own thing, have it fail and still get an equally paying job (if not better with your new credentials of running a business or traveling around the he world. 

Just try something different today. Don’t make it a drastic change at first. Take a step by step approach. Ease your way into it. You don’t want to be normal like everyone else. Have fun and take risks. The worst thing that happens is you fail and learn. 

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” -Mark Twain