Dare to be different
The man considered to be the father of modern physics once said that a person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. For those of you who don't know who I am talking about I'll give you a hint; he came up with the world's most famous equation (E=mc2). I'll leave you to crack that up.
But that’s beside the point. The point that I am driving at is that all great people have one thing in common; they dared to be different. They realized that the limits of their own field of view are not the limits of the world. For example, before the 17th century, people believed that the world is flat. The scientists argued that the horizons marked the 'end of the world'. Now that’s the view that most of us have, assuming that there is no chance of success beyond our failures.
Another historical example of individuals settling for the usual is a gentleman called Ronald Wayne. This fellow sold his 10% stake, valued at $800, in Apple in 1976. Today that 10% stake is valued at an estimated $58,065,210,000. If the saying 'crying all the way from the bank' exists, then this scenario would go hand-in-hand with it.
These examples are not in any way meant to demean anyone. They are just a reflection of how most of us operate. We are too familiar in our comfort zone that we can only see as far as our horizons.
In an event where the CEO of Centum Investment, James Mworia, was the guest speaker, I picked one very important thing. He said that there is a lot of competition among the average people. Why? Because that segment is too crowded and the very sad thing is that most people are actually contempt being there. Those considered to be above average are doing what Ronald Wayne failed to do; they are smiling all the way to the bank. At that level, there are very few people and therefore the competition is not as much.
The likes of Bill Gates, the late Steve Jobs and our very own Moses Nderitu dared to venture beyond their boundaries. Moses Nderitu ventured into the business in which all of us contribute to but none of us want to be associated with. That is why Excloosive is here with us to stay.
BREAKING NEWS: The world is not flat, neither is that potential in you. You just have to put in that extra effort to see what is on the other side of that round world of yours.
Kind regards,
The Shopper!
