I was walking around yesterday. As I watched people in various locations, I noticed a few things.
- Often times, people look similar in a location, like at a restaurant. Most people inside look and dress similar.
- Often times, vehicles look similar in a location, like in a parking lot near an apartment building. Most vehicles are similar styles and similar cost ranges at the same location.
- Almost every time someone is trying to dress or act in a way that is “totally unique,” to most people, they look exactly like everyone else who is also trying to be “totally unique.”
(And for anyone who wants to criticize my hyperbolic language… you’re always entitled to my opinion.)
Here’s the side note.
- I really like diversity. I really don’t like it when people feel like they need to rub it in my face to prove a point.
So, why is this inspirational? Because I saw that middle-aged, fat guys go to bars and preppy, egotistical snots go to fancy restaurants, and kids loaded with debt go pimp their cars with stupid spinner wheels, and kids craving attention put tattoos all over their bodies and pierce their bodies – - all trying to be totally unique. – - They all look exactly like everyone else.
Dude! It’s your mind and what’s in your head and in your heart that make you unique. When you try so hard, you look like a fool. And, like it or not…
PERCEPTION IS REALITY!
So, what are you going to do about it.
Here’s what I’m going to do. When I have opportunities to make decisions, for myself or for an organization, I’m going to ask this question. “Is this decision going to get me where I need to be in the long run?” If the answer is no, I better have a really good reason why, and even then, I probably should reconsider.
[...] a powerful side note [...]