The Daily Grind with Matt Clarke

Selling Rocks

Written by Matt Clarke | March 30, 2026

When my kids were growing up, and they came up with an idea that other people thought was crazy, I would tell them to run with it, because they were probably on the right track. I can remember one day out at the ball fields, I looked up from my coaching responsibilities and saw my son, Logan, selling rocks to spectators in order to make enough money to buy something he wanted.  

He asked for the money earlier in the day, and I told him that he needed to figure out a way to earn it. I guess he did. Either he was crazy, or the people giving him money were crazy, but it worked. He walked away with a pocket full of cash.

Entrepreneur Peter Diamandis once said, "The day before something is a breakthrough, it's a crazy idea." 

Too often in life, big things don't happen because big ideas never leave the minds of the people who have them. If we want to live lives of impact, we must have the courage to allow our crazy minds to release a few ideas into the wild and follow them through. Sure, some may actually be dumb and not produce the results you want, but it only takes one to change the world.

"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the Lord. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine." (Isaiah 55:8)

 

Even God reminds us through the prophet Isaiah of the importance of breakthrough thinking and how limited our minds can be if we don’t tap into Him.

I heard Kyle Scheele give a talk on five things every crazy idea needs:

  1. A Chance: Be creative, think, dream about what's possible, not just what you know. Color outside the lines a little. Ask other people for creative ways to solve a problem you are thinking about.
  2. A Home: Write it down, capture it, and share it. Go back and review it for further refinement.
  3. A Time and a Place: There is no perfect time. The best time is right now, right where you are. Action is everything.
  4. A Bodyguard: Every new idea is fragile at the beginning. You need to protect it from the wild.
  5. A Crew: It takes a team. Draw others in.

In order to live the life of your dreams, you have to dream. God gave you a creative mind, tap into it. You were made in His image, and clearly He is creative, just look around and in the mirror. Try different things often. Stand out from everyone else. If you fear that everyone will think your idea is crazy, keep going. You are probably on the right track.
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