Stand up for what you believe. Celebrate what makes you different! To do anything else will feel like you’re not being true to yourself. Embrace your uniqueness wholeheartedly because that’s where your gifts lie. 

Our human history is jeweled with those who had the courage to be different and used their lives to make a difference. Read and draw strength from the journeys of Nelson Mandela, Princess Diana, Marie Curie, Leonardo Di Vinci, Mozart, Harriet Tubman and so many more. Biography online has a formidable list of people who dared to be different, and in doing so changed the world. And then, there are so many more whose names never make the lists. They may be in your families, schools and communities. Seek them out. Listen to their stories. Be inspired by their journeys.

‘A ship in a harbor is safe, but that’s not what a ship is built for’ – Unknown

The world of tomorrow needs you to have the courage today, to believe in your dreams, to chance the impossible and dare us to envision a better future.

Remember this: Genius, the evolution of ideas, the spark that keeps us moving forward and creating new possibilities, all of these lie on the other side of the comfort zone.