The Wrong List is a curated, invite-only directory of unconventional thinkers — a place on the internet for like-minded odd-balls to find each other. This is a place to celebrate people who were told their ideas, methods, or identities were too different, too loud, or too unusual for conventional professional life. This list exists to find, connect with, learn from, and inspire each other.
Wrong by most standards, right by the ones that matter.“What is this?”Meet The Wrong*Doers
Vanessa Raath
Global Keynote Speaker & AI Talent Strategist
what i was always told was wrong:
"You'd be great if you just toned it down a bit."
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Christi du Toit
Multidisciplinary Graphic Designer & Illustrator
what i was always told was wrong:
"You get too obsessed with weird hobbies."
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Clark Marchese
Schemestress / Expert in Scheming
what i was always told was wrong:
"Your dreams are too big to ever become true. You're delusional."
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Candice Grobler
Community Growth & Systems Strategist
what i was always told was wrong:
"You just can't leave things as they are, can you?"
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Natasha Rajalingam
Brand & Marketing Strategist | Zero BS
what i was always told was wrong:
"You ask too many questions."
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Lauren Dixon-Paver
Art Director & Stuff Maker
what i was always told was wrong:
"You're too silly, too loud, and too emotional. Just do it the way we've always done it."
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Jason Schneider
Altruistic Mischief Maker
what i was always told was wrong:
"You are too idealistic to be practical."
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Shea Karssing
Author, Writer, Serial Full-Time Job Avoider
what i was always told was wrong:
"You want to do too much. Find a job, focus, and work your way up."
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Patrick Vogel
Creative Maniac / Artist / Founder ALT/SHIFT
what i was always told was wrong:
"You're too much. Calm down."
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Kevin Lynch
Proprietor
what i was always told was wrong:
"You're too irreverent to be taken seriously."
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Alley Marsh
Chief Happiness Officer
what i was always told was wrong:
"You're too loud, too emotional, and care about your job too much."
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Amanda Perino
Community Builder & Notorious Overthinker
what i was always told was wrong:
"You're overthinking this."
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Sian Ferguson
Full-Stack Word Wizard
what i was always told was wrong:
"You overthink things too much."
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Careshia Esperanza
Abstract Monster Creating Artist and Illustrator
what i was always told was wrong:
"You're too scattered to stick to something and make it a success."
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Zandile Darko
Theatre Maker and Director of All Kinds of Creative Processes
what i was always told was wrong:
"You need to pick your niche, you cannot be everything at once."
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newGabi Immelman
Founder and CEO
what i was always told was wrong:
"You're too enthusiastic"
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newCora Veltman
Art Director / Sports Photographer / Designer
what i was always told was wrong:
"You're not smart enough to be an engineer, not brave enough to be a race-car driver."
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newNathan Nadler-Nir
Designer & Creative Dramaturge
what i was always told was wrong:
"You're too idealistic."
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newKat Kibben
Recruiting Myth Buster
what i was always told was wrong:
"You're too opinionated."
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newAna Lucia Jardim
Change Artist
what i was always told was wrong:
"You ask too many questions."
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newBenny Ou
Human-API
what i was always told was wrong:
"You need to focus on one thing."
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newBen Blaine
Founder
what i was always told was wrong:
"You can't do that."
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newMark Deubel
Technical talent whisperer
what i was always told was wrong:
"You talk too much."
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