Being your WEIRD self can actually give you great rewards
Intro
I’ve written this in 2019 about my entrepreneurial journey. The point is that being your WEIRD self can actually give you great rewards.
This piece of text led to a job offer from one of the best online marketers in the world. And I mean the ones that are repeatedly able to sell millions of dollars of a single product.
So be weird! Be goofy! Be honest!
By Samantha Foppen, 2019, The Netherlands
Ok let’s write this shit!
To be honest I have no strategy, subject, chapter outline or whatever at this point. I’m just so DONE following rules. I decided that from now on I’m only going to do things that are in alignment with ME.
There is a reason I’m writing this though. I do have a message to share. A very important one.
Maybe you’re a weirdo like me. A lot of people seem to have a negative association with the word, but I completely love it. I mean, why wouldn’t you be proud being your unique, weird self? I love my quirks and I totally love to see them in others.
But the thing is, it comes with challenges as well. I KNOW I’m different.
- Picking a job or a niche in the entrepreneurial world. – “Wait, what? I have so many interests, how can I ever pick one thing? That’s impossible and SO boring. And, by the way, I already decided to make my own niche: Sensitive Weirdo’s.”
- Picking your area of expertise. – “I’m the Queen of The Universe. Isn’t that expertise enough? Oh that’s not a real thing… Maybe they should give courses on this, because it actually sounds really fun.”
- Special skills. – “Hacking the matrix, being a dream scientist, casting my healing powers across the globe and a little time travel across dimensions on the side.”
- Personality. – “I’m not sensitive! I just feel really angry, sad, inspired and horny right now! And seriously, people even ask me to show more emotions. I dunno, but I think this would be very confusing to my body and my surroundings. Also taking into consideration that in the upcoming 5 minutes a whole new pallet of feelings might show themselves.”
This sounds like a fantastic resumé to me. I would SO hire me right away. I mean who wouldn’t want to work with a crazy witch doctor casting her magic upon those around her. Sounds adventurous and interesting. Who likes boring anyway?
People often tell me that they would like to be able to look inside my head. Well, my friend, I hope you’re in for a ride!! Because when I said I contain more magic than a Harry Potter movie I was not kidding!
Although my text has a joking undertone, I didn’t lie one word. And that can make it challenging to operate in this physical world. Because HOW THE HELL am I going to fit myself in a structure, in a label, in a fixed way of thinking. It has gotten to a point now where I think: NO! No more trying to fit in. No more watering down my message. No more hiding what I am.
“I want to break free. I want to break freeee….” Sorry I had this song from Queen suddenly interrupting my thoughts. Anyway…
I am a fucking LIMITLESS being, and so are you.
There is a reason I’m writing this though. I do have a message to share. A very important one.
Maybe you’re a weirdo like me. A lot of people seem to have a negative association with the word, but I completely love it. I mean, why wouldn’t you be proud being your unique, weird self? I love my quirks and I totally love to see them in others.
But the thing is, it comes with challenges as well. I KNOW I’m different.
- Picking a job or a niche in the entrepreneurial world. – “Wait, what? I have so many interests, how can I ever pick one thing? That’s impossible and SO boring. And, by the way, I already decided to make my own niche: Sensitive Weirdo’s.”
- Picking your area of expertise. – “I’m the Queen of The Universe. Isn’t that expertise enough? Oh that’s not a real thing… Maybe they should give courses on this, because it actually sounds really fun.”
- Special skills. – “Hacking the matrix, being a dream scientist, casting my healing powers across the globe and a little time travel across dimensions on the side.”
- Personality. – “I’m not sensitive! I just feel really angry, sad, inspired and horny right now! And seriously, people even ask me to show more emotions. I dunno, but I think this would be very confusing to my body and my surroundings. Also taking into consideration that in the upcoming 5 minutes a whole new pallet of feelings might show themselves.”
This sounds like a fantastic resumé to me. I would SO hire me right away. I mean who wouldn’t want to work with a crazy witch doctor casting her magic upon those around her. Sounds adventurous and interesting. Who likes boring anyway?
People often tell me that they would like to be able to look inside my head. Well, my friend, I hope you’re in for a ride!! Because when I said I contain more magic than a Harry Potter movie I was not kidding!
Although my text has a joking undertone, I didn’t lie one word. And that can make it challenging to operate in this physical world. Because HOW THE HELL am I going to fit myself in a structure, in a label, in a fixed way of thinking. It has gotten to a point now where I think: NO! No more trying to fit in. No more watering down my message. No more hiding what I am.
“I want to break free. I want to break freeee….” Sorry I had this song from Queen suddenly interrupting my thoughts. Anyway…
I am a fucking LIMITLESS being, and so are you.
Where you can find Samantha Foppen:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-foppen-86b03a155/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-foppen-86b03a155/
