I believe that in some not-too-distant future, after the fall of society as we know it, the world will be separated into two groups of people.

The first will revert to pure animalistic tendencies, living in loose communities and feeding only on squirrels (Until the disappearance of squirrels leads to their ultimate demise).

The others will base their society on the teachings of the great ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic. These people, the Yankovicians, will thrive and rebuild an advanced society living in a world of peace and love and happiness.

We don’t have to wait for all that to happen though. There’s one very important lesson we can all take from Weird Al today:

Dare to be Stupid

How many times have you told someone about your latest million dollar idea only to have them tell you its dumb, stupid and will never work? Well… Dare to be stupid!

Talk with your mouth full
Bite the hand that feeds you
Bite on more than you chew
What can you do?
Dare to be stupid

 

Take some wooden nickles
Look for Mr. Goodbar
Get your mojo working now
I’ll show you how
You can dare to be stupid

Weird Al tells us to throw conventional thinking out the window. To break all the rules. Live dangerously! To dare to be stupid.

Very few people ever found success or got rich following the rules. The trait most common to great entrepreneurs is they make their own rules. They’re not crippled by the fear of failure or looking stupid.

No matter what project you’re starting, if it’s a blog or a business, take a good hard look at the “rules” then do something stupid!