Make Exceptional the New Status Quo

Good morning 9-5 Rebels!

Grab your coffee and enjoy.

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An exceptional life is not reached by being normal…it’s reached by creating extraordinary goals.

Extraordinary goals – retire by 45, travel to multiple countries a year, live anywhere in the world, be debt free, be the best in your profession – are not easy. If they were effortless, they’d be normal.

Creating an exceptional life requires doing more than the current average…but why can’t exceptional be the new status quo?

Be Different, It’s Okay

You will have to be different to reach outlandish goals.

You’ll stand out and be compelled to explain yourself (a lot). Your priorities will be different, you’ll quit comparing yourself to everyone else, and you’ll feel alone at times.

You have a goal to be debt free. You can no longer compare yourself to your friends, who do not have a similar goal. They want to buy the 300-channel online subscription, you want to apply the same $150 a month to your student loan.

You want to be the top performer in your profession. You can no longer compare yourself to your coworkers, who do not have a similar goal. They want to do the minimum work necessary to get a paycheck, then go home. You want to delight your clients with service, then over-deliver on everything promised.

But you’ll do great things. You’ll see the world, have more flexibility in the future, live wherever you want, and feel successful.

You may not always meet your goals, but always strive for excellence. You retire at 50, not 40, which is still earlier than most. You only make it to two countries this year, that’s better than not traveling at all. You’re the second best in your field of expertise, probably better than where you are now.

Create Exciting Goals

Look at your goals.

Are they average or are you extremely excited to reach them?

Would you make sacrifices to make them a reality?

If you get a feeling of dread when you read your goals, then you need new, inspiring ambitions!

If your goals make your heart race just thinking about them, then you'll chase an extraordinary life.

Encourage Others to Be Exceptional

What if everyone had outlandish goals?

Let’s encourage everyone to dream big, act with passion in everything they do, be the best in their work, and complete phenomenal goals.

Better yet, let’s make an exceptional life the status quo of the future.

Are your goals exceptional? Please, share them with the world. And while you’re at it, help lift normal to new levels.

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I hope you all have an amazing week!

Quinn