There is great power in being unique. When you’re different than other people, you inherently draw attention to yourself. You might be thinking that’s a bad thing. You don’t want to look and sound and think differently than others.

When you think about it, your differences can be very powerful, in a positive way.

If you’re the only blonde-haired person in a room of brunettes, you have a wonderful opportunity. You’re going to be noticed, in a big way. This allows communication and the developing of relationships based on your difference, not because that difference is negative.

It entirely depends on how you look at being different.

Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. That was when her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, served four terms as the 32nd US president. Continue reading →

Og Mandino wasn’t always a best-selling author. A one-time insurance salesman who struggled with alcoholism and self-identity, Mandino would go on to write “The Greatest Salesman in the World. ” First published in 1968, the self-help book on salesmanship and personal success has sold over 50 million copies and been translated into more than 25 languages.

His personal journey of self-discovery began after he thought about committing suicide on a cold winter’s day. Who was he? Were his differences from other people important? Did the similarities he shared with others define him?

These thoughts led him to a library in Cleveland, where he stumbled across books on self-help and motivation. He would continue to read literally hundreds of books on achieving success. They changed his life. His self-guided study on achieving goals and creating success led him to understand that as a unique individual, he had value. Continue reading →