This is great i must say. We draw ideas from different angles. Different things work for different people but one way or the other we create something unique.
You are also right by telling people to be themselves! Being YOU is the best way to show originality!
Blessed up!
Grow that you into something of substance, start to marvel your own self and when you walk into the room, your presence will fill it. I am talking from experiences. Stats dont matter. Even on steemit, see yourself as only having that post and make do with it.