YOUR MEDIOCRITY IS CONTAGIOUS

Myles Munroe said “The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but life, life that is short of fulfillment of its purpose and potential.” Every person born into this world has a purpose, and for every purpose there is a God-given potential to fulfill it. You don’t just exist, you must accomplish your purpose in life. The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

What is even tragic is that by failing to fulfill your purpose you not only fail yourself but many others whose destinies are connected to your own. Your mediocrity is contagious; it will kill your son’s or daughter’s destiny. It will have an effect on your sister, your brother, it will kill those whom God has tied their destiny on you, you will kill a whole community, you will kill a country and you will kill the world by your mediocrity. Think of a driver carrying 80 passengers in a bus, out of his mediocrity he will kill these 80 people. Mediocrity is very infectious. A doctor who administers wrong drugs to patients will kill a whole ward or whole hospital out of mediocrity. A teacher who messes up one class of 40 children will kill a whole generation.

Your mediocrity will usher you to an early grave of opportunities and potential and the worst of it, it will hurt all your dependents and at some point leave devastating damages to those who were close to him/her. Your success, like a relay race depends on others in as much as others depend on you. Life is intertwined and your mediocrity will create a disconnection of opportunities to others. To attain your purpose, you will count on others as others count on you to be able to arrive to your destiny. By fulfilling your destiny you not only rise high in society, you also give others permission, inspiration and encouragement to do the same. Out of your mediocrity, you are doing a disservice to those whose destiny is connected to yours. Think of a charity that squanders funds meant for the poor, and see how the life of these poor people will be. Think of corruption in Governments especially in African countries and review its effect on the poverty levels of a country. Mediocrity of one person might kill a whole nation.

Am blessed to come from Kenya, a country full of potential, resources and talents but unfortunately due to the greed and mediocrity of the politicians, Kenyans continue importing and seeking grants and loans from foreign countries, which are also embezzled. We have seen a crop of politicians who collude to increase their salaries when the poor are dying of hunger. It is unbelievable that one person’s madness and mediocrity can drastically affect millions of families, dozens of generations and impact negatively on a nation. Mediocrity is absolutely infectious. The contrast is also true. You have the capacity of changing millions who are tied to your destiny. Think of Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa of Calcutta, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Myles Munroe, Sir Winston Churchill, Professor Wangari Maathai, and many more. They have changed billions whose destiny were tied on them. Struggle for a better enviable legacy. Your death should be a trumpet to everyone that you did it and you changed the many.

Play the role of destiny shapers whether you are a parent, a teacher, a professor, a politician, an entrepreneur, a doctor, a lawyer etc knowing that your mediocrity is infectious and can kill a generation. May your greatness be contagious and infect billions in the world. Refuse mediocrity because it will kill a generation.

Mediocrity is contagious. Don’t Dream It, Be It.