Day 11 : Overcome Stupidity

The fear of looking stupid is a fear of failure. It is a result of the common habit to place heavy emphasis on what people think of us.

The reason I'm honing in on this one is because I would argue the fear of looking stupid, is one of my biggest weaknesses. Even leading up to this project, a number of people thought it was a silly idea. If I had listened to them and had not done it, I would have never have gained some of these life changing experiences let alone inspired the countless people who have already emailed in to tell me how much this blog has impacted them.

Pessimists will always be with us. We can't change them but we can change ourselves and our response to them. Whether critics end up being right in the end or not, if you believe you have a winning idea, you have to go for it! The lessons learnt along the way will outweigh the end result- I'm certain of it.

Today's challenge was all about looking stupid. I walked around the streets asking people if I could go home with them, dressed as a giant bear. Oh yeh, and I wasn't aloud to put the bears head on to avoid being recognised.

Lesson learnt; when you look stupid and approach people they are much more likely to listen to you with a smile on their face.

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." - Henry Ford