The world can’t handle you being YOURSELF! So go ahead and BE it anyway!
If you look back over history, many of the remarkable people we read about in our textbooks and novels made the choice to be themselves. They made the choice to bring their gift to the world. They realized that they had something to say. Something to do. Somebody to be. They realized the world needed what they had. The world needed their gift. And they brought it. And we remember them.
People don’t realize you’re a gift until you’re gone…
For example:
Jesus Christ
Martin Luther King Jr.
Michael Jackson
Mr. Manhattan from the movie, “Watchmen”
So, my question to you is, “What are YOU waiting for? Not the world I hope.”
Go ahead and BE you. NOW!
Bring it! Bring your creativity. Bring your ideas. Bring your art. Bring YOU!
The world needs what you have to offer whether they ever realize it or not.
Don’t look to be appreciated. Don’t look to be understood. Don’t look to be accepted.
Live from your passion; your ethos. And bring your gift to the world.
I’m sitting in Starbucks with one of my nephews – Demetrice Allison. He’s 13 years old, and full of creative expression. The only problem is that he doesn’t have the proper environment to foster his creativity.
Question:
How many of us grew up with ideas and dreams and a curiosity to touch the hot stove?
It’s within all of us to express ourselves creatively. However, what typically happens is that our parents, our teachers, and society stomps it out of us. We’re placed on medication if we seem a little too abnormal or outgoing as kids. We’re told that too much creativity and uniqueness will make us weirdos (ie. Michael Jackson). So we suffocate our creative expression out of fear of not fitting in. To hell with fitting in!
One thing I love about my nephew is that he has found a way to foster his own creative expression himself, without the need of someone else’s approval. He’s learning to accept what makes him unique. He’s learning to not suffocate his creative genius. He has a huge fascination of video games and is one of the funniest 13 year olds I know. I’m usually laughing at something he says whenever I’m around him. He told me that his dream is to be a movie actor/comedian (anyone with any potential offers for him, please contact me). He has a creative way of getting into character and he loves to talk about the weirdest things. I love it. Why? Because it’s HIS creative expression.
Here’s my mission/purpose in his life:
To create and foster an environment where his creative genius can live.
I found a portion of a dynamic talk given by Tom Peters, a creative thinker and self-proclaimed loudmouth who has helped businesses rethink and redefine creativity, innovation and success for more than 20 years. He’s the kind of guy who doesn’t mind bending the business rules so that average people can be liberated to be and do the remarkable.
This video will either leave you offended, depressed, confused, or inspired. Enjoy.
