On the way to the top of the highest peak in the French Alps there is a small inn. This inn provides rest and respite for mountain climbers.  It is called the Mediocre Inn, which in French simply means “halfway.” 

"Imagine coming off a day of climbing in the icy, windy French Alps,” says Dr. Jay Strack. “The cold has seeped into your bones.  You’re exhausted, and every muscle in your body hurts.  At the Mediocre Inn, you find a hot meal and a warm bed.  You begin to relax, put your feet up, get comfortable.  Who wouldn’t like that?  But success is not found in rest and comfort.  Success, reaching the top of the mountain, requires going back out into the cold and wind.  It requires stretching and straining and working towards the goal. 

“About 80% of climbers never go any farther than the…