Talk Like A Pirate Day. Every Day Should Be Like Today.

Today is Talk Like A Pirate Day. Why? I don’t know. And I don’t even care enough to look it up. But I think it’s my new favorite holiday. Because, apparently, it’s the only day of the year you can just look someone square in the eye and yell, “Arrggg!”

Imagine you’re standing in line at some fast food joint. You step up to the counter and some unmotivated, disassociated, poor-excuse-for-an-employee gives you a look like you’re some idiot sent there to ruin her day. Then, in a barely coherent, venom-saturated tone, she asks, “Can I help you?”

“Yes, as a matter of fact, you can help me. ARRGGG!”

Now you have two choices. You can walk out – granted, still hungry – feeling as if you’ve lifted a big weight off your shoulders. Or you can continue and calmly place your order. Either way, you feel better.

Now imagine you approached every problem that way. Impossible deadlines? Arrggg! Difficult clients? Arrggg! Tight budgets? Arrggg!

Try it. It’s refreshing. It’s a release of negative energy – that nasty, life-sucking quicksand that completely saps your creative mojo. Now you can look at the situation with a clear, fresh perspective. Is the deadline really that impossible? Are those clients actually being unreasonable? Is the budget that bad?

Arrggg!

Now you’re ready to make your decision.