To be an original.

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Walt Disney was rejected over 300 times before Mickey Mouse came to be.

Three hundred times.

The man who’s work has touched billions was also fired from a job at a Kansas City newspaper for ‘lacking creativity’.

After Walt succeeded in bringing Mickey to life, he caved under mounting business and self-induced pressures, and suffered — as he called it, ‘one heck of a breakdown’.

Not exactly a traditional version of success that our minds would be inclined to conjure.



















People may ask me why I have so much admiration for Walt Disney, the man.
It’s because while we tend to celebrate those that think differently or have difficulty staying within societal lines — quite often early on, they are shunned and misunderstood.

They are easily celebrated after validation, but not during the climb. A journey which is criticized, ridiculed and deemed incomprehensible countless times.

I admire him for his commitment and willingness to always find a way, no matter the sacrifice. 

I am sure he didn’t know it at the time, but Walt paved the way for generations of creative dreamers and ‘originals’ to come.  




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