072:The Business of Being Different: Why Your Weird is Your Power

And here's the beautiful part: your people are out there. Those who resonate with your unique frequency, your particular brand of weird – they're hiding too, waiting for someone to show them it's safe to be different.

Maybe you're the one who will carve this path forward. Maybe by embracing your uniqueness, you'll give others permission to do the sa... See more

The point is giving yourself permission to be you for more hours of your day. To let your guard down more often. To trust that your uniqueness is not something to hide but something to celebrate.

Your sacred business must support and encourage this authenticity. It needs to be a space where your weird isn't just accepted – it's essential.

Because whe... See more

That version of you – the one who shows up without armor, without filters – that's your power. That's your weird. That's your magic.

Being different feels risky, exposed, vulnerable.

But think about this for a moment: Who are you when you're with someone who makes you feel completely safe?

Maybe it's your partner, your best friend, or even your pet. Notice how your body feels in these moments – when you can make that stupid joke without thinking twice, when you can make silly face... See more

When we finally admit this truth to ourselves, we often experience rejection. The things that once served us no longer do. The people who were once our friends no longer resonate. The work we do doesn't fulfill us anymore.

Why? Because we've outgrown this fake and limiting idea that we need to fit in, that there's one right path, that success means ... See more

From an early age, we trim our preferences and desires to avoid rejection from others. We're wired to follow the mass, to do what everybody is doing, to look like everybody around us. We learned to stop daring, to stop being different.

We were taught not to be weird.

But here's what I want to tell you: you are beautiful as you are. Your value comes... See more

I looked at her directly and said,

"I'm happy you failed all the times you tried to fit in. We're not meant for that. And those kids who say they hate you? They probably wish deep inside they could honor their own desires and interests, just like you do. They don't hate you because of you – they say they hate you because deep inside, they hate thems... See more