Hi guys and girls, I know I haven't updated this in over a month. Over the past month I have been pretty busy with a move to a new team in my current job so I have been committing all of my time and energy to getting that right.
That said just because I haven't been updating this does not mean that I haven't been thinking about politics and how every one, including me, can make a real difference. Over the past month I came across an Apple campaign called 'Think Different'
I can't remember how I came across it but I think Richard Branson had something to do with it. Anyway, as part of it I came across something called 'The Crazy Ones' and on some posters created by Apple it read "Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. 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 cannot begin to imagine the original context of the quote, but imagine if all of the 62 million people in the UK believed that they could make a difference and change the world?
When you're young is it naivety that makes you believe that you can change the world or is it a lack mental obstruction? As we get older do the majority of people really believe they cannot make a difference or do we just accept the social norm from our elders because they know best?
I understand the need to accept best practice from our elders but surely there is some room for manoeuvre? If you always do what you have always done then you will always get what you have always got, in other words, if we are all overly pessimistic then we will achieve nothing.
Being optimistic and realistic in equal measure allows us to change what we know we can and still have the vision to want to achieve more.
At this point I guess you are wondering what the hell am I waffling on about. I am realistic in the pursuit of real change that will help real people, I won't always be able to help every one, but that doesn't mean I will shy away from trying.
That said just because I haven't been updating this does not mean that I haven't been thinking about politics and how every one, including me, can make a real difference. Over the past month I came across an Apple campaign called 'Think Different'
I can't remember how I came across it but I think Richard Branson had something to do with it. Anyway, as part of it I came across something called 'The Crazy Ones' and on some posters created by Apple it read "Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. 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 cannot begin to imagine the original context of the quote, but imagine if all of the 62 million people in the UK believed that they could make a difference and change the world?
When you're young is it naivety that makes you believe that you can change the world or is it a lack mental obstruction? As we get older do the majority of people really believe they cannot make a difference or do we just accept the social norm from our elders because they know best?
I understand the need to accept best practice from our elders but surely there is some room for manoeuvre? If you always do what you have always done then you will always get what you have always got, in other words, if we are all overly pessimistic then we will achieve nothing.
Being optimistic and realistic in equal measure allows us to change what we know we can and still have the vision to want to achieve more.
At this point I guess you are wondering what the hell am I waffling on about. I am realistic in the pursuit of real change that will help real people, I won't always be able to help every one, but that doesn't mean I will shy away from trying.
