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Elena — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:38:50 -0000

Everyone wants to be unique, but indeed there are so many men on the earth and I'm sure that each of us have a twin. But even with a person who seems to be different from you there is much in common.
P.S. You have chosen a very beautiful photo for your post and created a great comparison. =)

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Slendertone review UK — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:57:05 -0000

You are absolutely right. Nice quote!

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accessories — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:20:31 -0000

Needs. Need and wants. Things I desire that nobody else does, at least not the way I do, in the form I do, with the pre-conditions and checklists I have for them. Everybody has them, but we don’t articulate them quite into the detail they need to be in order to make them actionable.

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extend-yourlife.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:12:16 -0000

I am ok with the fact that although we appear unique each and everyone of us, we are much more similar than we imagine.

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wedding bombonieres Perth — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:32:32 -0000

everybody is unique in their own way. but, the thing is you have to wait until the world identifies you

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Nannetta — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:54:14 -0000

I daresay that the quote in the final paragraph would not have sat well with Rousseau, who famously stated in his Confessions, "I am not made like any of those I have seen; I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different."

This is what happens when the understandable desire to stand out from the crowd spills over into obsessive narcissism. But there's another common thread that tends to keep such egomania in check: the understanding that everyone falls short in different ways and degrees. And though he would probably be loath to admit it, Rousseau was no different.

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Terry — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:41 -0000

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I'm amazed that as self-absorbed as most of us are that we ever get anything done as a society. On the other hand, the herd mentality makes it extraordinarily difficult for innovation to take place. Thank God there are brilliant people that can rally others to their POV. Otherwise we'd just stand still.

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bruce51651 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:11:07 -0000

We're all humans afterall. Born with the same carnal instincts that "god" gave us.

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sbspalding — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:40:59 -0000

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BlackKatz — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:52:12 -0000

Other than the inscisive writing what I love about your blogs are the amazing images. Where do you find them?

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Online Printing — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:57:15 -0000

This reminds me of that quote from The Incredibles: Once everyone is super, no one will be. It struck me so much, because it's very true. If everyone is unique, then no one is. We all have our differences and similarities.

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IJT — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:31:48 -0000

Very inspirational and self-improving article. Nice to read.

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mysobe — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:05:29 -0000

Just like anyone else we are unique and our prescence here on earth is with a purpose , and as you said it serves someone. Our talents and gifts serves someone not just for ourselves.

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David Patterson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:14:43 -0000

Thanks, this is so useful, Stave

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maxwellalon — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:34:12 -0000

Every person has the qualities and characteristics of each, why it is considered the same?

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Single Maria — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:09:24 -0000

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sbspalding — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:10:04 -0000

In many ways I see this as optimistic, though I completely understand where you are coming from here.

My point was that while everything is intrinsically different and while differences drive success, we shouldn't forget that a big part of the reason that things work is because they are "sufficiently similar."

If you take it to the extreme, consider "experimental filmmaking." For every Blair Witch project (which succeeded because it was slightly off-key with what was out there at the time) there are dozens and dozens of movies that fail utterly because you simply cannot relate to them. They are so out there that they really speak to no one. I would argue that Blair Witch succeeded because it relied heavily on classic horror tropes but twisted them just enough to make something meaningful.

Your employee idea is spot on but I would argue that "culture fit" is critically important as well. If someone is an incredible visionary but doesn't fit into the culture (can't relate to others or see things from a wider perspective) the relationship will not work. More basically, the two biggest aspects of leadership are vision (a function of being unique) and team building (a function of appreciating similarities).

I think this post was my response to this belief that it's only differences that are meaningful. I've written before on the subject and I believe you have to have something unique to bring to your project or it's not worth doing, at the same time though I think it's a mistake to forget that despite our differences a lot of what makes things work is the understanding and appreciating of our similarities.

Thank you for the comment!

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S. Brian Smith — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:18:57 -0000

While I can appreciate your point of view, I think it's rather defeatist. In my opinion, it's the similarities which make us fail. Artists are successful because they can take a familiar concept and present it in their own unique point of view. How else could Di Vinci, Pollock, Picasso, and Warhol all become successful? They created something that is unique. Artists that create "similar" are not exceptional - I challenge you to find an "exceptional" artist at the stalls of your local art fair.

Business people are successful due to their uniqueness as well. Your example of organic pomegranate juice is a perfect example of uniqueness. Someone out there longs for organic pomegranate juice, but doesn't know how to obtain it. The fact that someone starts a business proves their uniqueness in either their idea or their ambition (you may have thought of opening a store that sold organic pomegranate juice, but lacked the ambition). Yes, there are purely copycat businesses, but it could be argued that they are unique in their blatant similarity!

Employees also require uniqueness. If you were exactly similar to your boss, he'd have no use for you, other than to complete repetitive tasks. Businesses that hire similar people are doomed to lack innovation. A business without innovation is doomed to fail.

Once again, good post, but I prefer the more optimistic point of view!

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austinkeutzer — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:35:01 -0000

I agree with you Steve, that you need to be honest with yourself about where you and your creative energy fit into the scheme of things, which you actually work for and how what you do to better help people that you are part of the . Because masing2 people basically have the advantage in him, but sometimes they do not realize it.

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electronic cigarette — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:42:56 -0000

You know, I think if more people contemplated the idea that we're more alike than not, we'd probably have a lot less problems in the world. Sure, we all want to believe we're unique and special, but isn't realizing that we all feel the same things and the same way about things more important?

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Ledward — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:24:40 -0000

Great observation. Consider most all non-fiction writing. Related to the same topic or subject the authors are all saying basically the same thing--just putting it in different words.