"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

That is one of my favorite quotes by Emerson. It’s pretty profound when you consider the core of it.

We are met with messages at every turn trying to compel us to be something we are not… based on the idea that who we are is not enough. We are not handsome enough, we are not rich enough, we don’t wear the right clothes, we don’t have the right friends. It’s both infuriating and compelling.

Yes, I wrote that it is compelling. I only know that because I see too many of us (myself included) who have fallen into the trap of trying to fit in so that we can be comfortable. That is the compulsion.

Why should we try to fit in? 

What makes us amazing is our uniqueness.

So, are you standing out or standing back?

Why not try to stand out today? You have the authority to express yourself in any way you like, not because of what you do but because of who you are. Let what you do become a reflection of who you are!

Be bold!