Pipes Network Clog Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.

How do you become an expert?

I've always been the type who is good at lots of things, but not great at anything. I've always wanted to be great at something, but have yet to figure out what that is. It's hard to go through everyday life and want to be better, but not know how to get there. I can't settle for mediocrity, but am stuck in a battle to get better that I seem to be losing. I guess it's just hard for me to come to grips with the fact that in everything I do, there's always going to be somebody who is better than I am.

Maybe it comes from trying to be good at too many things. Specialization has never been my forte though, and what if you pick the wrong one? Should you really have to choose between being a good husband and being a good [insert job title here]?

In many things, hard work seems to pay off. Sometimes however, it's the delay between when the work occurs to when the payoff happens that is the hardest part. That's when you wonder if it's really worth it, and if you're even working hard on the correct thing.

Maybe its OK to just be mediocre at work and school if it means being better at home. That definitely sounds better than being mediocre at home and great at work and school, but its still hard to swallow. I don't have any answers for any of this (obviously, or it never would have gotten brought up), but it's something I've been thinking of more and more as I get close to finishing up my schooling for the second time (but probably not the last). Is persistence and hard work really the way to become "the best"? I guess only time will tell.