One Fish, Two Fish, Ten Thousand Tries

If you throw enough fish at a tree, one of them will climb it and see the world.

Absurd. But also kind of true—especially when it comes to innovation, leadership, and creativity. You’re not betting on the fish. You’re betting on the action. On momentum. On the possibility that something weird, unlikely, or overlooked just might work.

Ridiculous Ideas

You often hear people idolise success stories, not realising that many of those stories were built on what looked like ridiculous ideas at the start. Think about sticky notes (originally a failed superglue), or penicillin (a lucky accident). You don’t get those by waiting for perfect conditions. You get them by flinging fish and seeing what sticks—or swims or climbs.

The serious part

Persistence and experimentation matter more than most traits in achieving something new. Not because each attempt will work. Most won’t. But because every try gives you something: a lesson, a twist, a deeper understanding. Or sometimes, unexpectedly, a fish that climbs the tree.

That project you think is too strange to pitch? That idea too small to start? Throw it anyway. It's not about looking smart—it's about staying curious, keeping playful, and building a pattern of showing up.

Eventually, something bites. Something climbs.

And when it does, you’ll get to see the world from a whole new height.