Aristotelian Mean

Aristotelian Mean

The procrastinator part of us thinks, and feels, that we need to overcome our fear before we act. FALSE. Fear is just the emotional reminder that there are stakes and, important ones. That fear is simply feedback, at times reminding us of all the angles and possibilities. Fear of-course can be the emotion that keeps us from acting. But,

there is no such thing as fearless, What we have instead is the Aristotelian Mean; which is the breakdown of the golden mean by Aristotle. It states that we must stand in the middle of two extremes. On one side is recklessness and

the other is cowardice. The mid-point is the courage we all

need to act. To stand up for what is right. To live boldly.

To make the executive decision. To pull the trigger, to have the hard conversation, to quit your job, to be the one that whistleblows the wrong doing of your organization.

That courage applies to all aspects in our lives and to all

of us. To leave your country for a new one. To give that presentation. 

But, fear takes several steps back, into the background, when we act. By our acting, it is the antidote to that fear, which also feeds the part of us that

procrastinates.