The Uncommon Life

Uncommon sense for an unconventional life – A blog by Kent Healy

Tag Archives: the real world

Why success has nothing to do with being part of the ‘elite’

by Kent Healy, 18 comments.

⇒04 Oct 2011

Being uncommon means many things, but it has absolutely nothing to do with reaching the ‘top’ or being part of some arbitrary, hyped-up faction labeled as ‘elite.’ The social, artist, business, or ____ (fill in the gap) ‘elite’ are just higher levels within the status quo. Instead of putting life’s requisites on a socially-ranked pedestal, define your own terms about what matters and what doesn’t. Read More →

The Real World Myth – Is someone else’s reality holding you back? (Part 2)

by Kent Healy, 16 comments.

⇒25 Feb 2011

Advice about the “real world” may come with good intentions, but that doesn’t make it accurate. Don’t “get real” in light of someone else’s definition of the “real world.” What someone else finds true need not become your dogma. Read More →