If Not You, Than Who?

I believe the world is meant to be an exquisite tapestry with each person a uniquely individual hue, together making up the whole of a beautiful masterpiece. Sadly, this tapestry is not as it is meant to be.

Many of us, from a very young age, are taught to hide our true color. We are trained, shamed, scared, and misguided into believing there is something wrong with the special shade we were made to be. We wind up cloaking our uniqueness with another hue that conforms to what someone else believes is right for us.

You can’t…
You shouldn’t…
You should…
You have to…
Follow my rules…
Fit in…
Don’t stand out…
Everyone does…
Because I said so…

So what does this have to do with succeeding in business? A couple of things, actually.

- If not you, than who? No one else can be the exact color you were meant to be. They don’t have your singular gifts and skills and experiences and perspectives. When you don’t take a stand for YOU, the entire masterpiece suffers. As heart-centered entrepreneurs who desire to make a difference in the world, this is a sad and terrible waste.

- As a conforming color, you can never be more than a commodity in business. You’ve cloaked your brilliant uniqueness in favor of becoming the same shade as other people. Thus leaving your market with no choice but to categorize you based on price, convenience, novelty, or any number of other commodity traits.

Dare to be different today. Dare to be unapologetically YOU!