For some time I have been encouraging therapists and healers to think beyond the dots. How can you take your passion and actually change the world? As we know it starts with one person with creativity and an idea.

And sometimes innovation can seem odd in the beginning. I remember the first time someone showed me “post-its” – those small notes that have self-adhesive on the back. At first I thought no one would want them as they’d stick to the wrong papers and end up a mess. Wrong! Now they are an office supply staple for most of us.

Being a leader with a passion to make things better often requires innovation. It means standing alone at first – waiting for others to join you in the cause. It takes partnership with those first few followers to generate the movement.

Here is a playful yet powerful 3 minute video from Derek Sivers at TED2010  that shows how a “lone, dancing nut” can start a movement. Turn your speakers on and click on the play button below.( And a big thanks to Calgary therapist Christine Korol, for finding and sharing this video with me.)