I am a Technology Wizard.

No, really, I mean it, a real life Wizard with special powers and everything.  Arthur C. Clarke said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."  And he was right.  What I, and many other Technology Wizards, do on a day-to-day basis equates to magic in the eyes of the unenlightened.  Like other Wizards, I use a wand and utter special phrases to alter the universe to my will.  My wand is made of plastic and slides across my desk.  My special phrases are lines of code spoken to software, and if I don't get them just right everything will blow up in my face.

We are Wizards in the sense that we aspire to achieve more and be better than we ever thought possible.  We take risks.  We dare to dream big.  We look into the unknown and say, "That's where I want to go exploring."  Mere mortals see what we do and look upon our deeds with wonder and awe.  "How did they do that?" they will say.  Yes, there is a method to our ways.  Aspiring Wizards must learn their spells through training and experience.  Most of all though, they must have desire to be better than they currently are.  This applies to all kinds of Wizards, not just the Technology variety.

You see, there are Wizards all around us.  I look upon the Culinary Wizards with a sense of amazement and awe.  How is it they can take a pile of seemingly unrelated raw materials and, using their many specialized wands, form them into a delicious meal for the masses?  Some of their spells are so secret that they have to be moved from one location to another by armed guards!  And the Medical Wizards, there is nothing I can do but look on them with wonder as they use their magic for mend the broken bodies and minds of others.

Unfortunately, not everyone can claim the title of Wizard.  These people just don't have the ambition, the drive, or the motivation to do great things.  You can tell when you've met one of them.  Nothing is ever their fault.  There is always some obstacle that cannot be overcome.  There is always some excuse.  They spend their time and energy on petty things, leech off of others, and have no sense of responsibility to anyone but themselves.  They settle for "good enough" in everything that they do.  They have no sense of curiosity or adventure.

These are the things that distinguish the Wizards from everybody else.

Are you a Wizard?