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What to Do When People Tell You You’re Crazy
Seven Ways to Embrace Mental Illness, Leadership, and Creativity
How often have you heard the words, “You’re crazy?”
Is that a good thing, and in whose eyes?
Do you see yourself as an “outsider” more than an insider?
Are you highly creative and productive despite experiencing higher highs and lower lows than most?
Is there a link between being “crazy,” a great leader, creativity, and changing the world?
If so, by the end of this article, maybe you’ll embrace any aspect of mental illness you experience and see the benefits of being a little crazy and daring to be different from most people, especially when it comes to your self-awareness, unique gifts, passions, and self-view of your purpose.
As you’re about to learn, there’s a strong link between madness, leadership, and creativity.
We’ve got more gifts than we think, and it turns out that the older I grow, the easier it becomes to embrace my inner crazy and creative gifts more than when I was younger and didn’t know what I didn’t know about myself.
