I thought about something when we were riding our bikes past a house the other day. It was one that we considered buying before we chose ours. It made me realize an important thing that no one ever seems to tell you and I think some people may never actually fully believe.
It’s that there’s no such thing as a wrong decision.
Think about it, what defines a wrong decision? Deciding to act in the wrong way? Well what’s the wrong way? Who defines something as being wrong?
You do.
Leaving IKEA a while back we were met with the repeated honk, honk, honk of a car alarm. As we got to our car, I saw that the driver was in it, with it running, and suffering the embarrassment of a malfunctioning alarm.
“Poor guy,” I thought to myself and we continued on our way.
While driving home I started to think about how crazy it would be if that guy wasn’t able to shut off the alarm. He would be driving down the street honking his horn for no apparent reason (at least that’s how it would appear to everyone else). Aside from being maybe just a little bit comical at first, that would not be fun.
But that’s the moment when the real issue hit me. What’s the point in having a car alarm anymore?
In my opinion Ok Go is just an average band, but they truly “get it” when it comes to promoting their music.
Mainstream success for Ok Go started in 2006 with the A Million Ways music video. Although they already had one album under their belt, this was their first attempt at a unique, low budget video (it cost the band $10). It proved to be a hit on YouTube and has over 2.6 million views to date, but they were just getting started.
This video above is an excellent compilation of quotes from Will Smith over the years. The guy has it all right.
Do you believe in yourself?
Are you optimistic about your future?
Can you see the bright side when others seem to only see the worst?
I can fully relate to Will after watching this video. It’s going to sound self-indulgent, but through the years people have always been frustrated and say that I’m “good at everything” when I would be able to best them at something on my first try (video games, sports, etc.). But the thing is, I have 2 things going for me and they’re simple things that you can do for yourself as well.
We’ve all been there. You get an idea, a great idea. You are super inspired and think how amazing it is, how it’s so cool and everyone’s gonna love it. You spend a couple days running everything through your mind, jotting down notes, having all the pieces fit together just perfectly and you think to yourself, “This is it. Everything is perfect.”
Then it all stops.
The 365 Days project is chugging right along and, who knows, there may even be some interesting shots in there. Take a look and leave me some comments.
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