Here’s To The Crazy Ones.
The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. 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 quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may 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.
I am writing. I am a writer. I write. I wrote. I have to write. I have written. I am to write. I should write. I could write. I used to write. I never write.
Write me. Write in me. Write on me. Write about me. Write for me.
Today is the 19th of May, 2012. Exactly a year ago, I sat down to write this.
What has changed? Oh, so much.
A few hours after I wrote that blogpost, a number of people got in touch with me. Some were strangers, some acquaintances and some close friends — but all of them well-wishers. And so, I didn’t feel embarrassed or alone, I realized that by talking about what I wanted to do and my confusion about how to take the next step, I wasn’t showing that I was weak, unambitious or indecisive : I was simply voicing what many of my peers felt at that time, except nobody else was saying it. Instead — and I am in no way judging anybody’s personal choice here — they jumped straight into jobs they didn’t take the time to understand fully, which led to further complications.
But what I remember feeling strongly at that point was this - ‘Oh my god. How is it that everybody is taking such smart, fast decisions!? And why can’t I?’
I didn’t know at the time, of course, that none of us had any idea of what we were getting into. Ultimately, as I write this, I understand that at that point in our (non) careers, it shouldn’t have been about who graduated with the highest offer in hand or who scored a job the fastest - it should have been about playing to our individual strengths, by figuring out what we could bring to the table. It was also about making a decision and sticking to it - a promise we made to our HOD the day we attended our last class. It was about learning about commitment, about making decisions for ourselves (can I manage to get to work without depending on anybody? Can I manage making quick decisions at my workplace without consulting my best friend, which is what I did in college?)
The point is this - the tough part is not about scoring the interview. It’s about hitting it out of the park. It’s about sustaining that momentum from every day on. It’s about showing that you are willing to learn — because THAT is what will get you ahead. Nobody expects you to come to work on day one of your first job with years of expertise - that’s not why they hired you. This is when it’s ok to say “I don’t think I understand what the task is - can you explain it to me again?” This is when you use the free time at work to do some extra reading online. This is when you talk to EVERYONE at work - and I mean everyone - about what they do, how they do it. This is when you learn about different routines and see how people function.
Don’t bring your ego to work, you’ll only get snapped at. Instead, bring your questions. Bring your “I’d like to try doing this” attitude.
And also bring your ability to write in full, complete, grammatically correct sentences.
OH LOOK THIS IS ME.
God, we are all so tragic. Because, yes.
ALL OF THEM. MY LIFE IS A SAD SITCOM.
It’s actually depressing how accurate this is.
(Source: whentreesfall)
