I was on the train reading the newest issue of Fast Company and flipped immediately to page 78 to read the article on David Kelley - founder of IDEO. I've decided that the thought of working at IDEO is kind of like having a crush on the hottest boy in school. You know that if only they would get to know you you would have a pretty good chance - but the chances of them getting to know you are slim especially when you're up against the likes of Drew Barrymore and Gwenyth Paltrow. it kind of sucks most days.
.. but despite my cynicysm, my over-active imagination assumes eventual success - so i tend to think that I have little to lose and usually go for it. (employment... not movie stars.) Today I started to wonder if the ridiculous crushes and IDEOs of the world exist to push us into other places and meet other people that we wouldn't have pursued had we settled for something less. I wonder sometimes if our expectations for ourselves propel us towards things that may actually exceed those expectations one day. In moments like these, I try to keep the cynic in me at bay and spend a little more time working on the things that I believe in.
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