STAND OUT

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The world is revolving everyday. The internet is making it easier for the exchange of goods and services and it's easier to connect with people from thousands of miles away. The crowd is huge and this is right time to stand out. In this century, there is no place for ordinary people anymore, the internet is exposing creative people and brands are going after them, making it difficult for ordinary people to succeed. The good news is, there is creativity in everyone, it just takes hard work and patience to bring it out. It is good to stand out in order to experience great success. Here are the steps to take in order to stand out:

Discover yourself

Discovering oneself is not a day's job. For example your best food was rice when you were 18, now you are 25 and your best food is spaghetti. Human beings have various potential and talents e.g some can sing and act. Take your time to discover your talents, make a list of them and pick that one you can't do without. That one that you see yourself doing even in a rainy or stormy day. That is who you are.

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Define your vision and mission

Now that you have discovered your talents, what do you want to do with it? How can you bring solutions to the world's problem with your talent? Write down what you want to do and how you want to achieve them. This will always keep you going when the road gets rough. Without this you won't know why you started the journey when it gets tough and you will give up. Read it every morning, as a quick reminder.

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Discipline yourself

Success and discipline walks side by side. Discipline yourself by strictly following your vision and mission while making room for adjustments and corrections.

Believe in yourself

No dream is to big! If you can imagine it, then it is possible. You are a brand, you have to believe in yourself before people will believe in you. If you are not confident in what you are selling, it will show in your countenance and you won't be able to convince your crowd. So believe, be confident! People are moved by what they see and hear, and it won't be professional to see you fidgeting. Take yourself seriously.

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Listen

Great listeners are great learners. There are more successful people before you, listen to them and learn from them. Listen to your crowd, get feedbacks on how you are doing so far and make adjustments.

Be Responsible

Take responsibility for your mistakes, it makes you smarter next time. Reply mails, return calls and always volunteer to serve. Do not wait for opportunities to come knocking, go out and find them. Look for every means to market yourself. But when you meet people don't make everything about you, engage in a smart and friendly conversation, that way you will discover how you can be serviceable. Volunteer to take up projects that will define your skills and talents especially in your workplace.

Be Creative

There are millions of people that might be doing same thing with you. Try to spice up your talents, study and research on how to be better. Look at Instagram, there are so many comedians, but each of them is unique in their art. Be unique, Don't be afraid of competition, just be unique. Don't be afraid to speak up, if you don't speak no one will hear you.

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Everyone has their own crowd, you have your own crowd so you are not in competition in anyone as long you are unique. Be unique! Be positive!

Thanks for reading.. Until next time,

It's the one and only @nmalove