When you live in a big city it can be tough to be yourself because you have so many other people you could imitate. Creating a successful career is not easy with all the competition and this may push you towards following others in doing it the way they did it.
This could very well work for you as it has been proven to work with someone else but very often will not and have you beating yourself over the head trying to figure out what you should do.
This idea came to me after watching a New York musical artist explain why his city has not been as successful as it was many years ago. He mentioned how most people hate on new up incomers and jump on the wave of whoever is trending. Most people are too afraid to support the unique artist and then also be that unique "artist" themselves. This creates only a short term sprout of success that gets tiresome, as it is the same cookie cutter product that is out there.
The same theory works for all of our success and respect we may earn in the real world for business, friendships, and popularity.
Uniqueness Breads Success
The world has a short attention span and therefore needs something new and fresh always. What is working in the mainstream now is not what is going to work in the future. What people are jumping on currently is what will be dying out in the near future and may cause you to be too late for the party.
As mentioned above, many people will jump on the trend because they are followers and do not have the confidence to be themselves, pave the way, and confidently set new trends. Once you prove to the world that what you are delivering is of importance, they will come..
Like the saying... If you build it, they will come.
There is also only 1 YOU...
If you become your true self.. there is only one of that in the world. Yes people can imitate that but you will be the best at it, if you own it confidently.
Bringing that uniqueness will most likely not get drowned out by the others because there is not much, if any of it at all... in the world. This will be a breath of fresh air and will always keep a core amount of people who enjoy the change and appreciate the boldness of who you are.
This can apply to your own self or a business idea.
Owning it
Confidence is such a key ingredient to taking this to the next level and really all aspects of your life. Nobody really will believe anyone or anything if there is not any confidence to back it up. You can see this by the people who are great, super nice and appreciative that gain no respect. What you put out there or feel will generally be mirrored into other people and nobody wants to feel insecure.
When you bring the uniqueness to everybody and own it with complete confidence, you have a chance at creating something very powerful. People will start to listen, check you out because of the confidence and then being unique from the crowd will be the new trend people can jump on.
People appreciate confidence. Putting yourself out there confidently in something that is not out in the world, which could just be being yourself, will give you a ton of respect from others over time. You put that great energy into others because of your bold self esteem and people want that for themselves. So they will jump on it!
When you own anything, even your faults, people always have such an appreciation for confidently owning your vulnerability. Even if they are more powerful or successful they will see you as a stronger individual. They want to be like that themselves and therefore want to be around you. This will give you so much more attraction, respect, and then success in whatever you do.
I hope this idea has made some sense to the readers as I am just wrapping my head around these thoughts and implementing them in my own life. Let me know what you think.
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Nice post buddy. And great pic at the end. Guatemala looks beautiful.
Thanks so much @pbgreenpoint! Guatemala was stunning :D
This is very important for us to remember. We must have confidence in our actions, even if we are "undoing" our previous actions. Confidence doesn't mean "never admitting wrong", but confidence in correcting errors and moving forward having learned from the experience. @ironshield
Yea I agree. It is more confident to show what you have done wrong or what are you weaknesses as many would not think so. The most successful do this all the time. Thanks for sharing this @ironshield!
hi @bitdollar really agree with you this post is very inspired,
Thanks so much @myaceh!
Welcome back @bitdollar hope you had a good flight and have adjusted to the climate change. Love this article very informative and mind boosting as usual. When you have confidence in yourself I think it streams out in all you say and do. Also I think success is more easily made if what you are looking to obtain and or achieve the key is to be passionate about it. My youngest daughter just had a new baby and I could not believe all the new innovative baby products out there as my last grandchild was 18 years ago so did some research on who came up with these brilliant ideas. Of course it was all Mums that had "BEEN THERE DONE THAT" so know with confidence that these ideas would fill the needs and wants out there and work perfectly for all Mums and babes. Here is a link for a site called 19 baby and toddler products created by Mums who just get it https://www.romper.com/p/19-baby-toddler-products-invented-by-moms-who-clearly-get-it-16171. I am being long winded as usual but my point is I agree totally with your article and if you believe and have confidence yes Build it and they will come. Enjoy this blessed day.
Thanks for your kind comments always @donnab! I am getting back into the swing of things in the best possible way here :D....
You made some great points here and mums do prove this all the time!! Many create some huge successful businesses as they are put into the mode of achieving no matter what!
Got that right.
This is a concept that has really hit home for me in the last two years - and culminated in my vlogging on steemit specifically even! It's crazy that I have to remind myself, to BE myself! It should be the easiest thing ever to do, but it boils down to confidence. Always be looking for ways to build confidence, and you'll have an easier time being your unique self that you were meant to be :D
Yes that confidence is so key!! It does seem easy to be yourself but I often have to remind myself too.. I think it is because the world keeps trying to put you into a box because they want you to be like them so they feel validated. Great share here @derosnec! Thank you!
Hit the nail on the head there!
Welcome back, btw!
Thanks for mentioning! I could do without the snow though :)
I really agree my friends, this is a very appropriate way to motivate us. we must believe in ourselves and never follow the way of others. this self is the type of how we live the wheel of this life and one day if success comes to us then someone else will imitate our way. thanks for the idea of my friend.
On the dizzying success, prosperous life, admiration and adoration of others is the dream of every second person on the ground. However, in fact, only a few reach unimaginable heights, boldly managing their lives, while the rest continue to play the role of performers, hesitating to change anything. Their dreams, goals and remain unrealized and driven into the far corners of consciousness.
To my experience as well- authenticity is the only thing that truly matters. Though, it's really not easy to stick to authenticity, because it includes enormous inner work on mere understanding yourself and getting to know yourself. So, sometimes, we end up not being us just because we didn't learn yet about some aspects of us, but we learn through that inauthenticity.
That is so true! I always preach to know yourself, it helps with so many things, like listening to the truth of what you should do. I think this happens when we go through our growing pains in life, some people don't I am sure. It is just when we are removing all the mental blocks the world created for us.
Loved this comment @aleksandraz!! Have a great day!
Fake it till you make it! Confidence comes when you're bold enough to put yourself out there and make decisions. It comes through action instead of procrastination.
Yes sir! Totally agree! That is why fake it till you make it sometimes work very well. :)
that made me think a bit! on the one hand the title is something like my motto. i always be myself, i only try to change for the better and i show it to the others around me. Till now it has worked pretty well but there are others than although they are themselves they still remain pretty stupid :P and it's not every much likely to have success in they lives.
Then again as i was keep reading your post you wrote When you own anything, even your faults, people always have such an appreciation for confidently owning your vulnerability This is the key that everybody should read cause even if you are yourself and still remain stupid that will go you nowhere!
Being ourselves is so key to our success and happiness. Without that we will never find the right path for ourselves. Thanks so much for your comment @filotasriza3!
Yes this is true but I joust for people like me who have anxiety fight it and show people who you really are and life is better
Yea it really is and almost the only way to live! Thanks for sharing @polarbeats!
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Very good post
Love your post, it's really inspiring
Thank you! :)
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I agree with you, being unique has its niche. I tells people that you are original and you ain't a copycat. The other thing about success I feel is the confidence. The more confident you are without being cocky, people tend to gravitate towards you.