Average is no longer enough? Noted. Now let’s move on. « thewikiman

So, today I read this: Average is no longer enough? Noted. Now let’s move on. « thewikiman

Now, I really like the wikiman, smart and funny and a good read almost guaranteed.

However, I am worried. You see Average at the moment is about all I have time for, I mean don't get me wrong, I am doing my best, but juggling everything in life means I often don't get a spare minute to just... focus... and strive beyond average in one area.

I see this a lot, all over the literature; that to be really outstanding you need to put your head above the parapet and be noticed, have a great new idea, innovate like crazy or simply get noticed by becoming a really active member of the online community.

I am overwhelmed, I would love to tell my son to get his own dinner and ignore my other half for days on end (actually that right there was a lie, those things would be AWFUL), but I get the feeling that might be what it would take for me to really achieve the things I want to.

I hope that being average doesn't mean I am going to get ignored, you see I am pretty sure I have the potential to be much more than average (in fact I think everyone does, but that's a different story) it is just a case of allowing myself the freedom to take the risks associated with being more.

So, for the time being, a few months anyhow, average, although not good enough, is what I am happy to settle for, until I have some time to plan how I am going to find some time to push forward a bit more.

I am going to see the wikiman talking at CILIP in a couple of weeks, I might ask him how he finds  the time, but only if I get the time to talk...