Wonder Why You’re Not Feeling Very Accomplished?

I Thought I Was An Exceptional Man

Maybe exceptional is not the way to go.

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DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS

Do you want to stand out? Are you doing everything you can to be the best? Are your standards higher than the rest?

I think maybe we are reaching for stars and forgetting most people simply need to reach for the light switch to see where they are.

EXCEPTION TO THE RULE

I’ve always wanted to break away from the pack. I always wanted to be different. Different tone. Different voice. Different way to work. Anything to not be normal. Is this you? Are you looking to rise above what others call mediocre?

I was looking for that rise above mediocre. International best-selling author, distinguished graduate, first in my family to gross a million, desire to deploy to war zone, prove my toughness, win a state football champion…but none of it brought me anything other than the exception.

No real recognition. No real affirmation. No real applause.

Men do you feel the same way?

My attitude for ‘different’ continued professionally. I wanted to innovate. I wanted to do things differently. I had creative…