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#227 | Be Your Version Of Crazy

• Ryan A. Cass

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Being called “crazy” is often just what people say when your commitment exposes their comfort, and this episode shows how to turn that judgment into fuel for your purpose. We explore powerful examples—Walt Disney, Sarah Blakely, and the Savannah Bananas—who were dismissed before they redefined their industries. You’ll learn simple mindset shifts that make intense goals feel aligned, sustainable, and mission-driven. If you’re ready to own your “crazy,” this episode gives you the framework to start.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why people label bold ambition as “crazy” and how to reframe it as a strength
  • Real-world stories of creators and founders who succeeded after being doubted
  • Practical mindset tools to anchor your commitment and stay consistent over time

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Thank you so much for tuning in. My name is Roman Camison. I'm your host. My purpose in this world is to help push people further and harder than they believe possible and become unshakable in what matters most to them in their lives. Every week you're gonna learn from either myself or a renowned expert in their field, and we're gonna unveil pieces of our playbook to help you win today. Please, if you love this show, subscribe and share it with somebody that will benefit from it. Let's dig in. You're crazy. You're crazy for doing that. You're crazy for believing that. You're crazy for having this goal. I keep hearing that lately, especially as I share more about the upcoming venture running across the state of South Carolina to provide to families that have a loved one currently battling cancer. And I decided to have this episode because I understand that there may be a lot of other people that are going after something big right now or even dreaming of something big, thinking of something big. And that could be something that they're hearing from others. You're crazy. And I understand that even hearing that could be something that deters somebody from going big because the perception of the world is hey, you are quote crazy. So what if crazy is just what people call commitment that they don't yet understand? So we're gonna look at redefining crazy and building a positive relationship and being able to provide encouragement to folks that may not understand so that they can go on a challenging adventure of their own. So simply put again, what if crazy is just what people call a level of commitment that they don't personally understand yet? So redefining crazy and going from judgment to signal. I was running last week or a couple weeks ago. I've been challenging myself as we've been preparing for this run across the state. I've been challenging myself to do marathons before work. So I've done a few sets now of Friday morning getting up about 1.45 a.m. to do a marathon before work starting at 2.30 a.m. and go run a full marathon and then go straight into a into a full work day. And on this last run, I decided to pull out my phone and record some mid-run thoughts. I was feeling a little fired up, and it was in response to the crazy comments. And I said, for those that call me crazy or say, hey, you're crazy for doing this right now, you're crazy for being out at 2 30 in the morning running a marathon. Here's my response to you. You're damn right that I'm crazy. Crazy motivated and crazy dedicated to my goals. Crazy dedicated to being able to provide to families that don't even know that I exist, but I'm in their prayers. They're praying for somebody to help them help their family, help their loved one that's going through a tough situation right now. And I'm crazy committed to making that happen and being able to answer prayers for these folks. So, yes, you can call me crazy, but I'm always gonna respond with I'm crazy committed and dedicated. Because there are people that I believe call me crazy out of possible admiration, but I believe there are also those that have said that with maybe not the best intentions in mind. And again, I understand that people can hear that and be overly concerned about the perception of the world, and then not go down this road. So I love whenever I hear that, you're crazy, because what I now tell myself is yeah, I'm crazy committed, I'm crazy dedicated, and that's what I heard. So my premise of this episode is that crazy simply equals deeply committed to something meaningful, and we're going to share a few examples of how that has played out in the world, some other real world examples. And I want y'all to be encouraged by this, not feel that because you're going after something big that you are quote crazy. So being called crazy is often the first indicator that you're doing something uncommon and worth doing. Let me remind you of a pattern. Every world changer got laughed at in the beginning. So people that we often love to talk about or we admire in some way, or these names come up a lot in conversations, got laughed at and called crazy in the very beginning. Yet we are the ones that purchase their products. We are the ones that have visited their businesses, we are the ones that talk about them as examples of maybe who we want to become, or we wish we had a little bit of this person or that person. So here's here's one that everybody knows in terms of the business, but you may not know the backstory. Disney. So Walt Disney was fired from one of the early companies that he worked at for lack of imagination. I believe it was a newspaper company, was fired for lack of imagination. The person that ultimately came up with the place that is known for creating magic, and their engineers are actually called Imagineers, is fired for that. People wouldn't even loan Disney money. The banks refused to fund Disney because they thought that this is freaking crazy. You're telling me, you're telling us that you want several hundreds of thousands of dollars or even millions at the time, to build a park where a mouse is going to be the main character, and people are going to flock to this place to celebrate a mouse. And the bank said, Yeah, have a nice day. And more often than not, people told Disney that Disneyland would fail and then it would not work. What is it today? Today it is one of the most, if not the most, successful entertainment empire on the face of the earth. Many of you may have been to Disneyland or have been to Disney World and probably experience the magic for yourself. Imagine what would have transpired if Disney, if Walt Disney, bought into that narrative. He's like, ah, yeah, maybe I am crazy. I'll just stop right now. I'm gonna stop. There's no way that that this is gonna work. Uh, one of my favorite podcasts that I've been listening to over the last few months is the Founders Podcast by David Senra. And he does a an amazing job compiling all of these stories about successful entrepreneurs and founders that we often can't find just in reading one book about them or one article. So he does all of the research and then shares even a lot of the information that isn't publicly available about these founders. And so, with that, if you want more examples of people that are quote crazy, but really, as we've said in the beginning, insanely committed, check that out. And here's here's another one. So Sarah Blakely is the founder of Spanks, which she helped revolutionize this for women, cutting the feet off of pantyhoses and having a more comfortable pant, pant leg for for women. And at the time Sarah was selling copiers and faxim scenes, I believe she was making about$10,000 a year. And she had this idea. I want to have a more comfortable fitting pantyhose and something that's more stylish. And so she started experimenting, cuts the feet off of pantyhose. People tell her, hey, you're crazy. This is an absurd idea. And she pitched it to a bunch of department stores. People laughed her away, said, Hey, you are crazy. But guess what? What was she really? She was insanely committed to this vision and this goal that she had. That you know what? No, we can actually we can do better here, women. We can do better than this boring pantyhose, and we can come up with something that is visually appealing to to the eye and comfortable. Sarah Blakely today, youngest self-made female billionaire. And when she sold Spanx, I believe this was in the last five years, when she sold Spanx for I believe ten billion dollars, she gave everybody in the company a full paid vacation for their family, first class accommodations, everything, as a thank you for standing by her. So there's two examples now of people that are quote crazy, but just insanely committed, and it doesn't matter what you tell them, they are more than comfortable being uncommon. The next one, again, another one that that everybody will that everybody will recognize is the Savannah Bananas. So Jesse Cole, the founder of the Savannah Bananas, who basically this this team has become as notable as every major sports franchise in the world. So Savannah Bananas are just as well known as the beloved New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Dallas Cowboys. You say Savannah Bananas, people that don't even play sports or have watched a sports game in their life know about the Savannah Bananas. The Savannah Bananas, when they started in Savannah, Georgia, they literally could not sell a hundred tickets to the game. So the people, the team now that is selling out every venue that they go to, including NFL and MLB stadiums, if they if the Savannah Bananas are going somewhere, there will not be an empty seat. At the very beginning, could not sell out a minor league field. Nobody attended their games, but who had this grand vision in the midst of being called crazy? Jesse Cole. Jesse saw this opportunity to revolutionize baseball and make it a more fun game that everybody can enjoy and where the fans where the fans actually had input into how the game goes. So at a Savannah Bananas game, if the fans believe that the umpire made the wrong call, the fans, not the team, not the coach, the fans can challenge a call. If a foul ball is hit in a game and a fan catches it, the batter is out. How cool is that that we have traditional baseball, which is still awesome, but we have this team, and now several teams that have spanned off of the Savannah Bananas that has completely innovated the game, gotten people involved, and it what's also evolving from this is an entire new business model. So the Savannah Bananas could make infinitely more money than they do right now. They don't charge any taxes on their tickets, they don't charge ticket processing fees. When you get into the game, there is unlimited food and water and drink, and Jesse is creating this fans first experience. Everything is all about the fans. So now, because of someone not listening to or perhaps reframing being called crazy, we have what will ultimately be one of the greatest sporting innovations of all time. Just like the Harlem Globetrotters. The Harlem Globetrotters in the Savannah Bananas will go down in sports history for the entirety of mankind. All because these people didn't listen or buy in to the narrative that they're crazy. Here's why a lot of people react in in this way. When your commitment exposes their comfort level, they call it irrational. Normal behavior is often rewarded socially, but uncommon behavior or pursuing some level of greatness, however you define that, isn't normal. Here's a cool quote that that I found. People don't call you crazy when you're doing something impossible. They call you crazy when you're doing something that they wish they had the courage to try. And y'all know I don't like the try word, but it's part of the quote. But people don't call you crazy when you're doing something impossible. They call you crazy when you're doing something they wish they had the courage to try. Now, I'm not saying that everybody that has called me crazy doesn't have the the courage to do some of the things I'm going after. What I'm getting at here is that there are folks that I know for sure that could push themselves in the same level, same manner, maybe even more than what I'm doing. And rather than explore that limitation for themselves, it's easier to call me or you or somebody else crazy. So this is now what I'm challenging you with. What is your crazy? If judgment didn't exist in this world, what would you commit to? If all you heard from people was, man, you're super committed. What would you do now that maybe you wouldn't do before? Because now the narrative is completely changed. So my encouragement is that A, we rewire what crazy actually means, and B that you have something that you're crazy about. And it could be anything, it doesn't need to be endurance. The world doesn't need more normal, it needs more people that are on fire for something. Crazy is the birthplace of possibility. If someone calls you crazy, say thank you or say you're damn right. Because they're noticing your courage and commitment. You could be crazy about endurance, you could be crazy about go be crazy about your family, go be crazy about being the best father, spouse, husband. You could be, be crazy about being the best girlfriend, you could be, best wife, you could be. Be crazy about the business idea that you're pursuing. Be crazy about how you show up for people. Be crazy about reading books every month, whatever the case may be. Go go find go find your crazy and win today. Thank you.

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