--- title: Average Is Just As Close To The Bottom As It Is The Top description: Aaron Walker of View from the Top, Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind, helping ordinary men to become extraordinary, talks about the danger of accepting an average goals for your life. image: https://www.isibrotherhood.com/hubfs/VFTTpodcast.jpeg --- [sdd](http://www.viewfromthetop.com/) # Aaron Walker Podcasts ## [Average Is Just As Close To The Bottom As It Is The Top](https://www.isibrotherhood.com/podcasts/average-is-just-as-close-to-the-bottom-as-it-is-the-top) Posted by [Aaron Walker](https://www.isibrotherhood.com/podcasts/author/aaron-walker) on Nov 20, 2019 8:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In this short, but mighty, throwback episode, Aaron shares an inspirational talk he gave in 2017. In that talk, he discusses the danger of accepting an average goals for your life. As Aaron shared in the talk, successful people like Justin Constantine, are heroes because their goals were bigger than their excuses.  Click [HERE](http://viewfromthetop.libsyn.com/average-is-just-as-close-to-the-bottom-as-it-is-the-top) to listen to the full episode.   [![VFTTpodcast](https://www.isibrotherhood.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VFTTpodcast.jpeg?width=225&name=VFTTpodcast.jpeg)](http://viewfromthetop.libsyn.com/average-is-just-as-close-to-the-bottom-as-it-is-the-top)   ### **What’s Covered in this Episode** - Why it’s important to reflect on your goals last year and why you need bigger goals NOW - The important thing Michael Phelps did that made him a champion - The powerful quote that brought a tear to Aaron’s eyes - Three resources that you can use right now to help you plan and live a better life   ### **Key Quote to Think About ** “Start saying “I am a hero. I am a champion.’   ### **Key Questions to Think About** 1. What did you achieve in 2018? 2. What do you want achieve in 2019? 3. What’s holding you back from achieving what you want to in 2019?   ### **Resources to Check Out** [The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle](https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Steven-Pressfield-ebook/dp/B007A4SDCG/) [Personal Assessment from View from the Top](https://www.viewfromthetop.com/personal-assessment) [What Do I Want from View from the Top](https://www.viewfromthetop.com/whatdoiwant) [Steps to a Productive Day from View from the Top](https://www.viewfromthetop.com/productiveday) [Justin Constantine on TEDx](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUGwvw68RzA) We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode here and learn more at [viewfromthetop.com](http://viewfromthetop.com/). ** ** ### **Join Iron Sharpens Iron** [Apply here to join Aaron’s exclusive Iron Sharpen Iron Mastermind. 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