I heard this quote...
" If you aren't willing to look stupid, nothing great is EVER going to happen to you"
What really matters?
Does it matter what people think about me?
Should I try so hard to make sure people are happy?
I DO NOT... DO NOT.... DO NOT buy into the "just make yourself happy" movement!!
At all!
NO I don't deserve happiness! Not at the expense of others.I don't get to sacrifice my responsibilities because I'm " not happy"
This is not that blog. Another day!*WINK*
So after that...
The question still stares us in the face...
Am I willing to look stupid or make mistakes in order to grow or help others grow?
Am I willing to get criticized for my stance on something or the way I am going about making some changes?
Do I care if people think I look stupid?
If you have the answer I am certainly interested.
I will happily and willingly run, jump even cling to a "crazy" way of doing things.
Maybe it's my personality, but I don't really care so much about publicly failing. Don't get me wrong; it doesn't feel good, but it also doesn't hurt too much either. It's just awkward. We poo poo failure as if it's the worst possible thing you can do. If we try, we WILL have failure. Failure is a step in the learning journey.
You've heard it before. EVERYONE who invented, created, made a new path.... they ALL failed first. They all looked crazy in the face of their peers.
I like history so I am always intrigued by the trend setter.
People who stopped following the crowd. People who decided to do things differently.
People who might have been terrified but "looked stupid" anyway... Simply for the sake of CHANGE!
My final thought is this:
If we are unwilling to look, act and be different... we will stay the same!
I have been burdened to live far, far, far away from "normal". So I don't want to be the same.
