"History, though, shows us that the people who end up changing the world--the great political, social, scientific, technological, artistic, even sports revolutionaries--are always nuts, until they're right, and then they're geniuses." ~ Dr. John Eliot from Overachievement

Hah. Love that.

Reminds me of Apple's genius ad:

"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. But 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."

Eliot tells some great stories about nuts turned geniuses--from Michael Dell who ordered a high school diploma from a newspaper ad in the third grade to Richard Branson who's rocked all kinds of boats and is now rocking intergalactic flight (!).

How about you? Are you crazy enough to trust yourself while the world thinks you're a little nuts? Good. That's an essential ingredient of Overachievement.

So, what're your crazy dreams?

Come on! What are the REALLY big dreams? What do you get giddy about achieving when you really let yourself go? What would you dare to dream if you KNEW you were guaranteed to succeed? Nice. Much closer to your really crazy dreams. Now go farther if you want to really change the world. :)

"Irreverence ran on both sides of my family... My parents brought me up to think that we could all change the world."~ Richard Branson

"Anyone who strives too far from the majority or the conventional wisdom is bound to be labeled "arrogant," or "a maverick," "a wildman," "weird," or even "crazy."" ~ Dr. John Eliot from Overachievement