If you're lucky enough to be different, don't let go.

I spend a lot of my time and energy exploring the power of perspective, how our reality

is determined by how we interpret what's in front of us.

How one person can look at one thing and see pain or a problem or a barrier and another person

can look at that exact same thing and see opportunity, or a future win, or a bridge to something better.

And I think one of the best examples of this is how we perceive those qualities that make us unique,

those things that put us in a different category.

Maybe we're a little hesitant to fully embrace

because they're not common.

And when it comes to that which separates us from everyone else, well, I believe we have a decision to make.

I'm going to go back to Robert Frost's fork in the road, right? He says two paths diverged in a wood.

I took the one least traveled by and that made all the difference.

On the surface, you could easily brush this off as trivial.

It's like, oh, nice, that's cute.

He took the path less traveled by. But what does that mean?

As it turns out, it means a lot. It means instead of burying what makes him different, he made it his battle cry.

Instead of slipping under the radar and sneaking through life like so many of us do,

he signed the dotted line for the pain of being a beginner,

the struggle of being uncertain,

the discipline and sometimes torturous road is, turning a passion into excellent,

trading peace of mind for the pursuit of meaning in life.

Exploring what makes you unique, it takes courage.

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