“I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some.”
- Herbert Rappaport
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Stephen Wiltshire may be autistic, but that doesn’t mean he can’t do the seemingly-impossible:
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Jason Cohen reminds us that many of today’s greatest successes started out as ostensibly really bad ideas, and you’ll never know if you never try.
The point of all this isn’t to berate anyone for their crappy ideas. In fact, just the opposite — the point is that it doesn’t matter what your first idea is. First, it’s probably wrong. Second, the only way to find the right one is to try the wrong one and see what happens. You won’t find it by fiddling around with PowerPoint slides and Photoshop mock-ups.
So get out there and make some mistakes!
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Ira Glass shares examples from his career where, even a decade after starting his career, he still sucked. It takes a long time to stop sucking, so you better start today!
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(H/T Adam Seever’s Wantrepreneur)
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Back in 1996, Chris Brogan had a wake-up call. He could continue waiting on his life to magically change on its own, or he could take charge and make changes himself. He chronicled the beginnings of his journey in his post, Take Responsibility and Fire THEY:
Somewhere in 1996, I woke up for the first time. I realized that I was responsible for my life, and that if I didn’t drive change, no one else would. That’s when I realized that my supervisors at work didn’t really care about my career. That’s when I realized that no one was coming to knock on my door and change my life. It’s when I realized that the person responsible for bringing greatness to my life was me. Only me. And that’s when things started getting good. Within a year, I’d left my role at the phone company, moved into a wireless company, and started a rocket path up towards where I am today. All under my own steam.
Looking at where Chris is today — President of his own new media marketing agency and all-around well-respected guy — I’d say he was clearly on the right track when he wrote this.
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“If you have two choices, choose the harder. If you’re trying to decide whether to go out running or sit home and watch TV, go running. Probably the reason this trick works so well is that when you have two choices and one is harder, the only reason you’re even considering the other is laziness. You know in the back of your mind what’s the right thing to do, and this trick merely forces you to acknowledge it.”
- Paul Graham
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Matthew Belinkie put together this amazing two-minute montage of clips from many of the most inspirational movie speeches. Be sure to read the full (but brief) transcript.
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“Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off! But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.”
- Amelia Earhart
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