Why is being “weird” a bad thing?
“Be your unapologetically weird self.”
Why does being weird carry such a negative, almost cringey, connotation?
Who decided that being weird was a bad thing?
Just like anything else, it comes down to fear and insecurity.
If you’re weird, you’re different.
If you’re weird, you’re not normal.
If you’re weird, you’re unfamiliar.
Peeling back the layers, many of us fear being weird because we fear being different, being abnormal, being unfamiliar.
We fear rejection. We fear embarrassment. We fear uncertainty.
Hell, we fear change.
Many of us are so used to feeling this way with being weird, from childhood.
What if being weird was a good thing?
What if being weird set us apart?
What if being weird was essential to our success and happiness?
Guess what?
It is.
“Weirdness is why we adore our friends…gets us hired. Be your unapologetically weird self. In fact, being weird may even find you the ultimate happiness.”
— Chris Sacca
Digest that quote.
Your weirdness is what makes you you.
Do you really want to hide what makes you weird, what differentiates you, what sets you apart, what makes you special?
Imagine a Dalmatian hiding its spots. Would you even notice the Dalmatian?
Weird analogy, I know.
It’d be a plain white dog, named Max.
No disrespect to plain white dogs by the way. All love, Max.
But the Dalmatian wouldn’t be a Dalmatian.
PS. That Dalmatian turned into one of the greatest Disney movies in history. I’m not sure if 101 White Dogs Named Max would’ve done that…
Oftentimes, it’s easier for us to see, appreciate, and love the weirdness in something or someone else.
Let’s work on doing the same for ourselves.
Identify your weirdness.
See your weirdness for what it is.
Appreciate your weirdness.
Love your weirdness.
And unleash your weirdness to the world.
Be your unapologetically weird self. The world needs it.
Be Epic(ally weird). Nothing Less.
