Why You Should Pursue Outlandish Ideas

 The best way I know to silence your critics is to tell them you are going to do something that borders on the impossible and then do it.  The pursuit of seemingly outlandish ideas gets you off the couch and into your dream life.  I still remember the look on my friends faces when I told them I was going to move to a state where I didn't know a soul outside of my wife's family and buy a house with no money, no credit and no job.  My friends were attempting to bring me back to earth.  Instead, I moved away and bought a house with no money, no credit, and no job.  Sure, 97 people out of one hundred hung up on me.  Most people don't believe in outlandish ideas.  The people who do will encourage you to keep moving forward, like the realtor who represented me in the buying process when I was at a low point in my life.

Do you know what else is outlandish?  A person like me who has no formal training as a writer who writes every morning before sunrise.  I write about things that are seemingly outlandish to the casual observer.  I do things that most people consider impossible.  For me, outlandish is when you believe everything the people in power tell you is the truth, like food pyramids that have been fed to us ever since we entered school.  

Here is something else outlandish:  believing you have the potential to live to be 120 and not be sitting in a wheelchair.  Sadly, those who disagree with me won't live long enough to see the proof.  All I can say about my own health is that I can play tennis for four hours without even having the desire to sit down between games.  That is simply outlandish according to my opponents.  

Take a moment today and dream about something you may consider outlandish.  You may want to consider keeping the idea to yourself to avoid the dream killers who may try to bring you back to earth.  Have a great day.