Give me even ONE successful idea that changed the world that wasn’t crazy or “impossible” before it became reality.
Ideas that change the world are BOLD ideas. They capture the hearts and imaginations of generations. They resonate with all age groups and ethnicities. They are a piece of the human experience.
Before there was print, people copied books one at a time by hand.
Before electricity, light bulbs, heat & air, computers, and space travel were mere fantasies.
Flight was only for the bird until the Wright Bros soared.
Look at all the things around you are right now and I’d make a strong bet that 80% of it would be impossible a century or two ago.
And yet someone was bold enough to try.
Bold enough to try.
Impossible is just an excuse for the rest of us to say until someone does it.
Life Principle #8 Act Boldly Live Boldly
In order to create the life that we desire we must act boldly, and live boldly.
Boldness is a lifestyle.
Being bold is taking smart risks while mitigating the downsides. To live boldly, we must do things that most won’t. Are you complacent with your life? Your job? Your body? Your friends? Act like the person you want to be, and you’ll become the BOLD person you were meant to be.
Boldness is freedom.
You have to be bold when you step into your discomfort zone. People are going to criticize you. They are going to tell you’ll never make it. That your dreams are impossible. Fear will be a constant companion in your pursuit of creativity. But the difference between someone whose bold and whose not is what you do with your fear: Give in to it and never pull yourself out, or see fear as a challenge. A challenge to do something different. Boldness means not hesitating.
We can plan, prepare, talk and research until the cows come home 🐄 🐄 🐄, but at the end of the day, if we are going to create our own Renaissance we need to act.
How to Practice Boldness
Do that thing you’ve been putting off because of fear.
Ask him or her out. (or go on a dating fast)
Take that trip you been dreaming about.
Apply for a job that doesn’t suck the life out of you.
Start a YouTube channel.
The only thing that separates you and your dreams is a little boldness.
People might think you are crazy. But you know what,
We all need to be a little crazier.
Crazy as in, I’m probably definitely gonna die if I do this?
No.
But crazy as in, I might fail, look like a fool, go against what people say, tear a hole in the fabric of the universe know as the ‘status quo’, or do something against the norm?
Abso-friggin-lutely.
Because being BOLD requires you to be different. And for me, at the very least,
I choose to be different.
Stay BOLD, Keep Pursuing,
— Josh Waggoner
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“Freedom lies in being BOLD.” — Robert Frost
“Boldness doesn’t mean rude, obnoxious, loud, or disrespectful. Being bold is being firm, sure, confident, fearless, daring, strong, resilient, and not easily intimidated. It means you’re willing to go where you’ve never been, willing to try what you’ve never tried, and willing to trust what you’ve never trusted. Boldness is quiet, not noisy.” — Mike Yaconelli
“Make bold choices and make mistakes. It’s all those things that add up to the person you become.” — Angelina Jolie
“Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don’t think we can achieve something beyond what we’re qualified to achieve. Why, I ask, do we let reality interfere with our dreams?” — Simon Sinek