To: The Great Leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning<\/p>\n
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Philip Humbert, leadership author, in his article, \u201cSuccess May Mean Being Weird,\u201d writes: \u201cOne of the paradoxes of life is that being \u2018normal\u2019 or \u2018reasonable\u2019 often means settling for ordinary results, while success requires that we be different and sometimes, uncomfortable. By definition, high achievers are not \u2018average” people!\u201d These individuals, these great leaders, imagine the unimaginable, challenge their limits, take risks \u2026 just do it. While their ideas are sometimes called crazy, the great leaders find their beautiful unconventionality in something special – their own wonderful uniqueness. They have self-confidence in their own gifts \u2013 the ones they know, and others they have yet to discover. Humbert writes:<\/p>\n
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Success is not achieved by being “ordinary.” Rather, success is the predictable result of following your own path and trusting your own instincts, whether or not your neighbors understand\u2026. To achieve your unique version of success, follow your heart. Yes, you’ll want to learn from others. Yes, you’ll want to obey the law and applicable regulations, but aside from those things, you become great by being exactly and uniquely yourself.<\/p>\n
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This is a call for more eccentrics, more individuals, more creative, unrepentant adventurers. Go where your heart and your instincts lead you. Instead of following the “normal” highway, blaze a new path and leave a trail for others to follow.<\/p>\n
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An insight into the mindset that drives this \u201cunconventional\u2019 spirit is captured in Philippe Petit\u2019s words when asked how he had accomplished his high wire crossing between the Twin Towers in New York City in August 1974: \u201cYou have to exercise rebellion: to refuse to tape yourself to rules, to refuse your own success, to refuse to repeat yourself, to see every day, every year, every idea as a true challenge – and then you are going to live your life on a tightrope.\u201d It is about being rebellious, refusing to see the world as it is, but as it can be.<\/p>\n
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Be that \u201cunrepentant adventurer\u201d who changes the world. In all eternity\u2026 all eternity\u2026 there is and will be only one, magnificent you. The gifts that you have are so very unique, so very special and rare. Share them and don\u2019t hold back. Your view of the world can change the world. Remember the words of Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher and poet: \u201cThe individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.\u201d Own yourself! Be more than you ever dreamed you could be.<\/p>\n
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Have a beautiful day and an incredibly unconventional week!!! And have fun doing it!!!<\/p>\n
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Mike<\/p>\n
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