The poetry of Universe, also known as math, is brutal.
If we’re about to walk up ten stairs, we can take them one by one.
Sure, we could also conquer them in two steps. One leg to stair number six and the other to number ten.
But there’s a catch.
If we’re not trained and used to taking bigger leaps, our muscles can cramp up.
Some of us may even collapse under such pressure and end up on stairs minus fifty.
I did.
I’ve been really low, way below stair number one on the ground floor.
Like, fifty floors under, where there’s no air or electricity.
It’s a shithole where candlelight seems like the Great Fire of Rome.
If you’ve been there, you know it’s a place where the only way out is to go up.
Step by step if you’re going on foot, or you could take the soul train to so-called Heaven.
The first Central Station, if we stay alive, is not the presidential suite on the top floor.
It’s the ground floor.
It’s the Average between -50 and +50.
The Average is the foundation and solid ground for us to start creating exceptional achievements and changing the world.
But first, we have to get there.
In order to reach the podium, we need to build ourselves up to become comfortable, productive and fully immersed in the Average.
When we master the Average, we also learn how to fall. This time, no lower than the ground floor.
Ready to tackle the upper floors if we choose to.
Why are we disgusted with the Average?
The Average is boring.
Our culture doesn’t hold the Average in high esteem.
The Average is as interesting as a piece of last year’s shit.
Nobody wants to hang out with the Average.
The Average is pathetic.
Who wants to fuck with the Average, anyway?
Let me tell you something, you aspiring Director of the Universe Operations. Yes, you bro, without one workday experience in your life.
And let me remind myself too, for that matter.
The Average is not mediocre.
The Average gets things done.
The Average pays the bills.
The Average delivers results.
The Average stays sober.
The Average can be held accountable.
The Average finishes the article.
The Average means there will be a routine.
The Average equals a bit of stability.
How to book a trip to Average Land
When moving from the rock bottom, we need to get to Average Land first.
Make the Average our fucking Pancho Villa or Watson.
If you’re low and weak at this point, don’t worry.
The Average’s got your back.
Take one small step at a time until you reach there.
Enjoy the ride. Learn. Be humble. It will make you stronger.
The Average will prepare a modest welcome.
You can plan your world domination from there.
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