Becoming A Champion

What does it take to become a champion? Webster's Dictionary defines the word as "a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else." I've been curious on how to sway others to adopt my type of thinking for some time now. The disconnect, I think, lies in the fact that everyone is out for themselves. Me included. However, by laying that aside, I've found that the most responsive people are those who are in need or are outcasts. I find it discouraging to try and discuss something like alternative energy with an individual who is comfortable in their current situation in life. The mentality seems to be, that if nothing changes (which of course it will), they're content with the system the way it is. It doesn't matter if millions of others are suffering, just so long as they can work a normal nine to five and grab a bud light at the end of the day. Without the sky actually falling on our heads, nothing seems to grab hold inside. I think that might be why the news is so prominent. People want to experience change without experiencing change. People want to be heroes without sacrifice. 

Enter the outcast. The people in dire need. Their ears and eyes are open. They need a solution, so they listen intently to all. They are ready and willing to apply esoteric suggestions to their lives. It's as if by turning the comfort off, a light switch is turned on inside their souls. Why? Because we all need to belong. If a fellow outcast presents an eccentricity, of course they're willing to accept. If they accept the idea or thought, the presenter accepts them. 

This may seem to be backwards logic, but with pure intentions, the means by which you gather the crowd is forgotten. Only the reason remains. Thusly, to become a champion in any wise, we must become the outcast. We must become the eccentric weirdo to whom no self respecting person would associate with. Because, you see, the weirdos follow the eccentrics; and crowds follow crowds, which are comprised of all the normal, self respecting people. And this is how to become a champion.