Think Different Be Different

After a couple of weeks and almost 600 pages, I finally finished reading Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. Though it’s a fascinating read, a couple of times I came close to calling it quits. I found some of Jobs behavior and antics quite despicable; I questioned why I continued reading a book about someone with such unkindly manners. Throughout, however, I kept reminding myself that this man changed the face of our world now and for years to come. In the end, I was inspired by his drive and passion to create.


Apple’s advertising campaign “Think Different” was a huge success. Jobs said, “Apple is about people who think outside the box…”I felt a connection to this simple slogan. After all these years, I’ve always felt different. Since being a kid, I’ve always had this lingering feeling of being different, of not just thinking differently, but being outside the box. It’s like having a giant box of crayons with so many different colors and yet none of the colors match me. And so I color outside the box.


Being different hasn't been a bad thing; though it can sort of feel like a curse and a blessing at the same time, it mostly feels like a blessing. I don’t feel better than or less than anyone else, just different and I wouldn’t change places with anyone else.


The piece here is titled, “Be Different.” Today’s post inspires it. I can’t imagine life without each one of us being special and uniquely different; it makes life colorful and interesting. Different is beautiful! And as Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “We all boil at different degrees.

p.s. the work on my book is coming along slowly; it comes in spurts, but thankfully the ideas keep coming.