A Basket of Insecurities
Posted on August 11, 2008 - Filed Under Inspiration
Why did I start Idea Drunk a year ago? There were a host of reasons. I wanted to do something that allowed me to escape from the (sometimes) mundane tasks of my job. Something to inspire me as to why I love ideas. Then, I wanted to grow my personal brand. I wanted people to know me. I wanted to pop up when you Googled “Christian Parsons”. I wanted to stand out in the corporate shuffle. I wanted to express my ideas.
BUT … mostly, I started Idea Drunk because I was afraid of turning another year older. I was insecure as to where my life was going. Idea Drunk was my reaction to a quarter-life crisis. You figure after a couple dozen times of growing a year older, you would get used to it. And the most secure of us do. But some of us don’t.
What are you to do when you’re afraid? DO SOMETHING! Anything! Don’t just hide in your room and hope that the scary thing goes away. Do something. And don’t just plan … take the first step. It doesn’t have to be the right step, it just has to move you. You need to build inertia for change.
If you want to be promoted, tell your boss point blank. Don’t stew in a solo misery that “nobody is recognizing your for your work” … it doesn’t work like that. If you want to date the prettiest girl in the room, ask her out. Eventually, you’ll get be in a room where you’re dating the best girl in it. If you want to be a millionaire, quit your job. You’re never going to get there by working for someone else.
So change something. It’s liberating. Break some rules. Make someone happy. Piss someone off … whatever. Don’t ask permission (as Nike would say) just do it. Remember, it’s always better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission.
- Christian
Update: I found an eerily similar post on Seth’s blog. His version of the motivational speech can be found here.
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Do you need a hug?
:)
Happy Birthday, CP24.