Nevermind the status quo!

"Be different … never mind the status quo."

“Trying to look good limits my life” –Stefan Sagmeister-

“Having guts always works out for me” –Stefan Sagmeister-

"Design like you give a damn!!"

Im sure you all have heard all of that. Whether you heard it from the great master thinkers and doers out there….. or probably you’ve said it to yourself (even if it’s not spoken out loud), I’m sure it has become a boost for us to step out of our comfort zone, or simply put, to think outside the box.

I truly believe that in order for you to make a difference in the world.. or perhaps in your own community, you have to start from within and reach out as you go. You need to create a statement within yourself first before other people can hear you.

We are all created in the image and likeness of God. Thus as God’s creations, we were created to make manifest the glory of God that’s within all of us. Mediocrity does not serve the world. Hence, sticking to the status quo will only make us look like everyday objects. By changing standards, we unconsciously set a positive example in serving the world, inspiring others to do the same.

Be like a Picasso.. a Warhol… portray your own world, make a statement, or start a legacy if you will. Take Phillippe Starck for example. He’s known to have made bold statements in his rethinking and reworkings of everyday objects… thus carrying uniqueness that only a Starck can create.
Even Victoria Beckham admitted to want to be ‘as famous as PERSIL Automatic’. If she can raise her yardstick to such heights… why can’t we?

We are powerful beyond measure in our own different ways.

How do you see yourself?

With that… I’ll leave you with Nelson Mandela’s inauguration speech:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves: Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Who are you not to be?

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking, so that others won’t feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It’s not just in some of us: it’s in everyone.

And, as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

-written and saved on Oct 28-