Proud to be a "Crazy One"

I never knew Steve Jobs and the company at Apple were so poetic.  Maybe I never paid much attention since I don't have a Mac.

Regardless, I absolutely love this!  The video is slightly different from the saying below it.  I think the word version was able to be a bit longer.

Either way, I absolutely LOVE both!

Here’s to the crazy ones.
 
The misfits. 
The rebels. 
The troublemakers. 
The round pegs in the square holes. 
The ones who see things differently.
 
They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. 

About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things.
 
They invent. 
They imagine. 
They heal. 
They explore.
They create. 
They inspire. 
They push the human race forward.

Maybe they have to be crazy.

How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?

While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. 

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

Truly Yours,
Apple

Blind Inspiration

I saw a blind man walking down the street today. He was crossing a busy intersection with a walking stick and went into a gas station.

No dog. No friend to help "guide" him. Nope, he was all by himself.

I just watched, mesmerized! And humbled.

I've always feared becoming blind. It seems like one of the scariest things that could possibly ever happen to someone. I would be terrified if I couldn't "see" everything around me.

But this man was fearless.

He walked into the large intersection, unable to see ahead of him, using all of his other senses, and trusting himself to cross the street.

And you know what?

He made it to the other side of the street safely! And the only person that was shocked was me. He was totally sure of himself!

I think we can all learn something from this man.

In life, we are often headed in an unknown direction. We can't always "see" the outcome or what lays ahead. But if we believe in our own abilities, we may just surprise ourselves!

You may not always be able to see the path ahead of you, but trust in yourself will help you arrive at your destination safely!

So go ahead... start that business, go back to school, take that promotion, stand up to that person... do it with grace and belief in yourself, and it'll turn out just fine! Just trust yourself and what your "gut" is telling you.

My gut hasn't failed me yet! :)