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Go Ahead… Call Me Crazy

David Bustle — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:02:04 +0000

I think there is a desire inside all of us to be accepted. We try to look, talk and think like everyone else. What happens? We become like everyone else. We hide who we are inside, in order to fit in with the herd. We lose what makes us great. Our personality, ambitions and style. We give up our originality so that we can become a carbon copy of what “we are supposed to be” in everyone else’s eyes. Frankly, we do this because we fear others will think we’re nuts. We worry that others will call us crazy.

Me, I refuse to be like everyone else. So go ahead and call me crazy.

In my opinion, if you are afraid of what others will think than you are the crazy one. No one that ever accomplished anything great or worth mentioning, cared what others would think of them. They didn’t wait for society to approve of their cause. They went against the grain. They stood up when no one else would. They risked looking foolish in order to follow their passion. If you look at what society wants you to be, you will never get very far. You have to step outside the box and follow your heart.

Why lose what makes you special? Why give up the things that make you great?

I can tell you why people don’t accomplish great things. It’s because they fear what others will think. That fear rules them and won’t allow them to step up and follow their heart. Too many people look just alike. Societies goal is to make us less crazy and conform us into their little ball. It doesn’t like it when you go outside the lines.

When I look back at my life, those crazy moments when I stood up for what I believed were the great ones. I don’t regret them even If I failed at what I was trying to accomplish.

If you are out there being called crazy, you just might be on the right track.

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.

I’d rather be disliked for who I am than liked for I am not. – Mark Batterson.

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They Will Fear Our Genius.

David Bustle — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:02:26 +0000

Look at the great innovations, revolutionary ideas or talent from our history and you will find one commonality: they were all discouraged or ridiculed in some form or another before they became a success. Not one had the red carpet rolled out for them with a parade of fans encouraging them to go on. They all faced opposition and were often attacked. (Ask any entrepreneur, they all have their “you’ll never be able to” story.) Why do people do this? Fear. Fear of uncertainty. Fear of change. Fear of the unknown. Fear of a shift in power or relationships.

Get used to it. People will fear our genius. Those who are our world’s creators, that bring forth new ideas and push the envelope with their talents or ideas need to realize that society fears them. Why? In my opinion, because they were too weak or mediocre to pursue their own talents. So they attack others in this messed up sense of justification to make them feel better about themselves.

The sad truth is that many walk away from ideas or talents simply because others have discouraged it. They are not strong enough in their own convictions to see the fear behind the discouragement. They can’t see the underlying envy and jealousy. Why would you walk away because of a silly reason like a little discouragement? If you succeed, that changes things with those around you. They either can change with it or stay the same. The balance of power changes, then in order to justify it in their own minds that they are ok where they are, they attack others. Whether they admit it or not, they downplay other’s talent because of their own selfish reasons.

Don’t sacrifice your talents and dreams simply because someone (who was mediocre in their own pursuits) disagreed with you or discouraged your passion. Do you think our history’s greats were worried about opinions of mediocre minds or efforts? No they were too concerned with what did matter: their creations on their path to greatness. Are you afraid of looking like a fool? What will really make you look foolish is if you become one of the attackers and start justifying yourself for where you are.

If we all waited around to get approval from people in life, nothing would ever get done. Unknown

“Some people are leaders vs. followers, some hunters vs. farmers, some creators vs. users. If you want to be a leader, hunter, creator, you must learn to be an individual. Let the followers, farmers and users join the collective.” MQ

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Who Are You Listening To?

David Bustle — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:47:29 +0000

Everyone’s a critic. Do They really know what they are talking about? Are they credible? Are they an expert?

Throughout your life, you have undoubtedly experienced others opinions. Well unless you have lived under a rock out in the wild of course. The truth is that everyone has an opinion. They will offer their advice whether you want it or not. You must ask yourself a few questions. What do they really know? Are they a credible source?

Before you take advice, make sure the people you take advice from actually know what they are talking about. Check them out. Do you own research on the topic. Because people want to sound knowledgeable and to avoid looking stupid, they will often spout out answers and opinions even if they know absolutely nothing about the topic at hand. Remember it’s just an opinion based on THEIR experiences (which who knows what that is!). Are they giving you quality advice, or something they overheard from their aunt Susie’s friend, who said something related to the topic, that they overheard, in the barbershop while getting their hair done? Did they read it off of some website?

Ask Yourself: Do they have all of the information to make a real decision or to truly have a real opinion? To give a quality answer? Have they personally experienced that situation? What did they do the same or different?

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” –Roosevelt.

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Be Unstoppable

David Bustle — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:38:37 +0000

I love this video (If you can’t see the video, click here.). This guy is obviously out of his mind drunk or stoned, but he teaches us a valuable lesson: BE UNSTOPPABLE. If you listen closely, you can hear people making fun him. They think he is crazy. They make fun of his dancing. They laugh at him. He didn’t pay any attention to them. He kept going, did his own thing and in the process started a movement that was able to influence a wave of people to join him.

Are you unstoppable in your ventures? People will think your ideas are crap. They will make fun of you. They will point and laugh. Why be worried about what others think? What do they really know anyway? Will their advice or opinions get you anywhere? Make you any money or get you closer to your goals? Or do they simply hold you back? So why care? Don’t be afraid to go after what you really want. Believe in yourself and your ideas and become unstoppable.

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