Extraordinary; is only achievable when you decide to be Uniquely YOU!

Is it inevitable, for people to idolize someone of higher esteem or of great success? I pondered on this over afternoon tea last week. I thought about children, who grow up aspiring to be just like their parents in formative years, then it changes as the teen years set in and carries on to adulthood. The thought process went on further as I considered mannerisms, style of dress and characters. If everyone followed these observations in everyday life, you'd swear Beyonce or Robin Thicke are walking the same streets with you. Funny enough, society now calls it 'swag'. If we only knew what that word means, we would definitely opt to be something else.

Of course, I too as a little girl, grew up wanting to be like my mother and sisters then as the teens rolled in, Mariah Carey was the ideal me… or so I once thought. Every child is so inclined to say, I want to be this superhero or that person but we rarely hear a child aspire to be themselves and what strikes me most, is what parents say or do to correct the habit, nothing. My heart goes out to every adult who is yet to find their identity and it aches even more to see teenagers, who have neglected their true self, in hopes of being someone else.

There is a huge difference in admiring a person and wanting to be just like them. There is also a misunderstanding, of someone else's success being your success because we fail to acknowledge that success is 'self- created' and there is no carbon copy for it. I used the words 'self- created' because success is only attracted to authenticity. Though I grew up wanting to be like certain people, I was always told to, "Be a leader not a follower". Back then, I always thought that phrase meant to make all my friends follow me and never do as they do but I grew smarter fast, to understand that it simply meant, to be myself.

People all over the world aspire to be 'normal' - just like every body else but, what is normal and who says what the majority sees as normal, is? This is definitely where freedom of opinion comes in and where minds give way to reason because there isn't anything normal about trying to be some body else. The only thing that should be normal, is acceptance of each individual's uniqueness. It's absolutely fine to tap into yourself; that's how we become one with self, by ourselves and evolve into the person we are destined to be. If it was natural or normal to fit into the crowd, then with what purpose, did God make each person to have his own distinctive fingerprint and DNA?

I'm sure you haven't quite thought that far but it's exactly where our uniqueness begins.  Each person is born with his own gift and ability, to transform and impact the lives of people in an eccentric way. That was and still is, God's intention; that's what is normal.

Have you ever wondered why extraordinary people are described as such? You would look at that person and see greatness and it's as if the individual perspires greatness. That's the effect of synergy and energy, it causes the sleepiest nerve to be awestruck. An aura like that can only achieved by knowing who you are, exuding confidence, belief in your originality and passion. Whether you're male or female, being yourself has never been more of an asset to your success. It doesn't only relate to career success but something called self-satisfaction and it’s the only thing, that can be compared to the 'afterglow' you get after an thrilling sexual experience.

Don't ever think that your ambitions are unreachable or that your ideas are stupid because you'd be putting your true self on the backburner. Fear of failing or failing the people you love will only cripple you and the gift within you, to bring into existence the success with your name on it. Your greatness is solely dependant on you and a choice to be authentic.

Extraordinary living is believing, speaking and a state of being. It breaks the barriers of the expected by the unexpected and radiates the ground it walks on. Extraordinary can be seen the moment it steps into a room and always produces a situation as of moths to flame.

Written by: 
Drishna Gibson

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