That’s what Seth keeps encouraging us to do.
That’s what Chriss reminded us to do in pursuing the extra mile.
But what does it mean to “make a ruckus”?
- A noisy fight or disturbance.
- A state or situation in which many people are angry or upset
- “Work that matters for people who care.” – Seth Godin
If it’s worth doing, then it’s worth making many people angry or upset.
If it’s worth doing, then it will be making many people angry or upset.
You’ve been trained to be a placid sheep, timidly following instructions.
And the goal of this training is to make you easy to control and manipulate with guilt, greed, debt and the neediness of others.
The trick is to do the opposite and remember that you weren’t put on this earth to make a living…you were put here to make a ruckus.
You are incredibly smart, passionate and full of gifts and talents that transcend any of the job descriptions and categories that you’re being presented with.
Don’t try to fit yourself into the boxes available.
Pursue the parts of you that are “outside of the box” and allow them to create new doors for you to walk through.
They don’t want you to do that.
They are afraid of what will happen when you do.
They are afraid of you changing because that will become an indictment against their refusal to dig their talents out of the sand and share them with the world.
They will get angry with you for doing anything – big or small – that doesn’t fit in with what they expect.
They’ll judge you for taking time to look after your health, or making a phone call that goes beyond your job description.
They’ll label you a trouble maker, unprofessional…anything to get you to quieten down and get back in line.
But remember, you weren’t put here to be quiet. You were put here to make a ruckus.
Work worth doing is work worth making a few people angry and upset over.
And a good day is one where you caused a noisy fight or disturbance on behalf of doing something that matters.
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