Meet Robert Hoge, the ‘Ugly’ Human Living a Beautiful Life

Not everything has to be okay, all at once.

Success to me means being whole. And I think it goes to the point of saying, “Are you at peace with who you are? Do you feel like most parts of your life are working well most of the time?”

But for me, success is that sense of whether it's overcoming physical, emotional, psychological, financial, or whatever kind of other struggles to get somewhere ... See more

Spending a lot of time in the hospital gave me an opportunity to understand that almost everyone's got something in their life that is important to them and that they feel different about. If you can actually step back and understand people in a way that acknowledges and doesn't dismiss their difference, it’s really powerful.