I chatter incessantly about this word remarkable because I enjoy using this corner of my world to spotlight remarkable people, their stories, lives, ideas, and dreams.
Not too long ago, I asked someone to guest write. She got instantly got excited until she began reading some of the bios of others. She felt intimidated, even scared that she could not compete with the high power positions she perceived these people held. Their experiences made hers seem dull in comparison.
When it comes to remarkable...we get scared. We let our heads rule supreme.
It's okay. This is real (and normal)
But when you're a blooming flower, your job is to keeping growing and nurture the other flowers around you.
So, my nervous friend sat back and read their words and instantly fell in love with the passion, dedication and purpose all these people had in what they wrote. It made her realize that this is what they all had in common: a passion to put themselves out there.
Because if you aren't out there, as my friend and a great mentor, Frank says, you're just a penguin. (And penguins all look the same and sound the same.)
They open their souls and then in turn open the souls of others.
They let go of the need to be perfect and the need for control and are comfortable being who they truly are.
They know the world is open to many minds and ideas so there's no ego. What you see is what you get. Real. Remarkable. And sometimes, raw. But the cool part about it all is that you realize how fragile we all are however, the power of remarkable makes us greater when we come together.
But minds and ideas are nothing without connection.
Because when you have connection between people, ideas and minds, you get action. Ideas are just data points. People are the ones who take action and make change happen.
This post is a part of the ABC Series.
