Mayur Bardolia argues that schools teach us to stop questioning and call unconventional ideas weird, but the Wright brothers, Zuckerberg, and Jobs proved weird thinking drives innovation. He urges you to ask bold questions and turn unique ideas into creations.
Hello, my name is Mayur Bardolia. I am NLP Master Practitioner, Life Success Coach, Counselor, and Certified Hypnotherapist. Few weeks back, I met one of the young passionate entrepreneurs And there were about 15 to 20, you know, young, you know, people around me. And we're just having a casual chat and some brainstorming things. And one passionate guy, and he's a really wonderful guy, and he came to me. He asked me that, should we follow the trend? What's going on in the market? What's the hottest thing in the world, in the market nowadays? Or should we do something different? And I thought for a moment. I said, just follow the trend, follow what's going on in the market, what is selling, what is not selling, what's working, what is not working. Then he thanked me. Then I thought for about 5-7 minutes and I realized, hang on a second. So I gathered everyone together and we did small brainstorming session again. And I asked them, should we do something different or should we just follow the trend so that we can get the benefit out of it? And suddenly we realized that we should do something different. And why is it so? Because anything you see around you, if you pick up mobile phones, TV, or any latest technological developments around you, It came into some crazy people's mind who did something different what everyone else is doing right now. And why we cannot do that? Because we have been told from our school time not to argue with anyone, not to question, just follow what profession is the hottest career nowadays, just follow what your friends, What others are doing. And we've been forced not to argue with anyone else, never be curious. And that's why we stop thinking outside the box. And why is that so? Because when we do something different, when we say something different, we become their enemy. And it's not their fault, because humans, we people, don't like— Change. Unfamiliar things, unfamiliar people, unfamiliar circumstances, and unfamiliar environment. And that's why people call us weird. Now you know what is weird, so let's just find out what is weird. Now what is weird? Weird means Strange. Something different, something unique, something crazy from other ordinary people's eye. Now, why we should be so weird? Why we should be so strange? Because when you look into the history, when you look at all inventions, those inventions, those crazy ideas came from some crazy minds. And when you look back into the history, it wasn't possible for a human to fly, and then Wright Brothers invented aeroplane. If you look back just before 20 years, was it ever possible to connect with people from all around the world, from a complete stranger to old friend, just by using the computer? Was it ever possible 20 years back? No. And then on one fine day, one crazy guy sat in front of the computer and he invented Facebook. And that crazy is— that weird guy is Mark Zuckerberg, another classic example of Steve Jobs. Now he was called a complete fool from everyone, and he's the biggest motivator in inspiration for all young entrepreneurs and everyone. And why? Because his crazy ideas made people crazy, made the world crazy. Now let's just come back to the question again. Should we be weird or not? I would say we should be weird because the world economy needs some new ideas to run it. We need new invention, new crazy ideas to eliminate recession. And how can we be that? We have to be curious. We have to start asking questions. We have to start asking some crazy questions like, what can I do something different? How can I do something different? How can I make something different to make the world a better place? How can I do something different to make others' lives more, you know, joyful, more prosperous, and more different. And we have to be curious. We have to start from scratch. We have to start from nothing and create something out of it. As the famous saying goes by Steve Jobs, and he said that you just take some ideas, take some something in your hand And turn it into wow. And this is something wonderful. And I want you to think outside the box, think something different, and turn it into wow, and make something different in the society, in the world. And I want you to create a history, to become a weird. So I hope you enjoyed today's lesson. It's your friend Mayur Bardolia. Visit www.mayurbardolia.com. Thank you. Okay, so if you want to read more of my articles, visit www.articles.mayurbardolia.com. If you want to know more about my exceptionally innovative training and coaching programs, go on to livetrainings.mayurbardolia.com. If you want to be my friend on Facebook, there you go, go on Facebook. And just type in my name, Mayur Bardolia, and just send me the friend request. I'm more than happy to be your friend. So friends, I'll see you again sometimes. Till then, take care and goodbye.
