Comments on: The Fear of Our Own DNA

By: Jarrod@ Optimistic Journey

Jarrod@ Optimistic Journey — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:09:23 +0000

Great post! Our true confidence sparks when we relinquish the fear of ourselves and step out boldly , and take up our purpose.

Great post!
Jarrod

By: Glen Stansberry

Glen Stansberry — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:50:35 +0000

Real people make all the difference :)

By: CoachIyabo

CoachIyabo — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:54:15 +0000

I saw a video by Gary recently about linchpin and Seth Godin's new book. I fell in love with Gary! I don't know about you, but I love real people.

By: Glen Stansberry

Glen Stansberry — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:22:43 +0000

Quirk on, Jason! :)

By: Jason of Kim & Jason

Jason of Kim & Jason — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:43:20 +0000

Brilliant post, Glen. I spent a lot of 2009 digging into the successes of other bloggers. By the end of it, I came to the realization that everybody seems to be copying everybody else, and if everyone looks the same, how can anyone stand out?

Then a few weeks ago I heard a speaker talking about identical twins, and how they can always be distinguished from each other by their personality. She talked about how twins often play the game of switching classes in school, trying to trick the teacher. But she said the kid sitting next to the trickster would have to be in on it, because he'd figure it out before too long. You simply can't copy someone else's personality for very long.

The plus side of this is that you are completely uncopyable -- as long as you let your full personality shine through (as you suggest.)

All of this requires a lot of bravery and courage, but it's really the only way to go. As for me, I've made a resolution of sorts that all of my blog posts this year will be accompanied by original artwork. (I guess I figured I should be putting my iullustration degree to work :) So far it has been a ton of fun and I am looking forward to finding new ways to let my other quirks shine through. Thanks for the reinforcement!

By: Luke Wilson

Luke Wilson — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:49:38 +0000

Great review, I read Crush It! a couple of months ago, and I had the same sort of feeling as you to start out with, but I ended up loving it.

What you're talking about in the last couple paragraphs strikes me as being rather ironic in our culture. Being interesting seems to be a good thing, but quirkiness is generally a derogatory term. And yet, quirks really equal interestingness.

By: augapfel

augapfel — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:54:47 +0000

So much of our time is spent trying to please others which often means changing our behavior to better satisfy others. It's one way that humans have adapted to become social animals. It almost goes against our nature to act in a way that may isolate us from the pack.

It takes a powerful individual to overcome thousands of years of evolution. Ironically enough those people that are strong enough to really be themselves end up being more attractive to society because of their bullheadedness.

By: Tim Sanchez

Tim Sanchez — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:26:38 +0000

Niiiiiiiice.

By: Glen Stansberry

Glen Stansberry — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:21:41 +0000

Geez, well alright! Who knew the demand would be so overwhelming :)

Here's a starter: my wife gave me this for Christmas
http://glenstansberry.posterous.com/my-weird-xm...

By: Tim Sanchez

Tim Sanchez — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:06:28 +0000

You've been holding out on us with pictures of jackalopes and squirrels?

I must say, I will definitely unfollow and unsubscribe if I don't get some jackalopes in here! ;-)

Stay true to yourself Glen, it's the only way to consistently deliver your best.