Stand out from the crowd.

07/04/2023 Copyright © 2012 Laura Kristina Stringer Stand Out From The Crowd!

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What Makes You A Stand Out?From Nobody To Somebody.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?How to Make Yourself, Your Product or Your Company

Memorable?

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Make an impression that lasts.• Where are you making a difference? What are you doing that counts for something? Why does your life

matter?• Go above the norm. • Decide what standing out from the crowd means for you.• Standing out from the crowd won't happen if you're thinking with the crowd. Think for yourself.• Take chances or risks and work hard.• Do things differently.• People who stand out from the crowd are people who keep their word and follow up their promises to

help, to be somewhere, to do something for someone.• Standing out from the crowd often means that you take action while everyone else stands back, wondering

what to do next.• It's not enough to be an authority on something -- you have to be the authority to get recognized• Be the best in your field. Have some trait that is exclusive to you and don't be a generic idiot like most

people.

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There are a few key ways to ensure you are going to be somebody.

Treating others as you want to be treated. Be kind to everyone you encounter. The more pleasant you are to be around, the more you will be noticed and remembered.

Do your best work and always do the right thing every step along the way. Good work ethic is an attractive quality and shows that you are able to be loyal and dedicated to a job or a relationship.

Help people whenever you can. Be concerned with what is going on around you. Be supportive and generous in your actions and dealings with the people in your life.

Be true to yourself. Do what feels right to you while taking into consideration the effects of your actions on others. Your confidence will show others that you have leadership qualities and that you have something to offer.

MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. People will flock to you if you have a smile on your face and a positive outlook on life. Your attitude is an example that encourages other people to be the best that they can be.


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Decide What Standing Out From The Crowd Means For You.

• Is this about looking as different from everyone else around you as you can possibly be or is it about going the extra mile to prove that you are one of a kind in skills, talent, or personality?

• Standing out from the crowd might be about trying to live your best and be your best. Or, it might be about trying to have a unique style or look that you've created yourself without borrowing from other people's ideas.

• At its most basic, standing out from the crowd means embracing your individuality and trusting that your own choices are good ones.

• The person you're projecting out to everyone will stand out more successfully if you're fully confident about yourself.


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Being Somebody Means Being Who You Are.

• Don't do things that other people do just to be cool. • Hang out with people that make you comfortable--don't hang out with popular people just

because you want the publicity, maybe you will find out that they make you uncomfortable. Leave them alone. Hang out with people that share the same interests with you.

• Being a somebody shouldn't take work. It should come naturally and effortlessly.• You Were Born to Be Somebody: Feel it, Dream it, Believe it and Be it.• Earning the attention you deserve will be the hardest, scariest, most gruelling thing you do.

But it will also be the most rewarding. • Why you need you to do what so few are willing to do: to be different. To take the initiative.

To courageously go where no one’s gone before.


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Think for yourself.

• Standing out from the crowd won't happen if you're thinking with the crowd.

• While there will be times when the crowd-think does align with your own thoughts, what about all those times it hasn't?

• Be prepared to voice your differences, your concerns, and your preferences.

• When talking, it is important to come across as self-assured and knowledgeable, so be sure to have done your research and know your facts beforehand.


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Do you want to be outstanding?

• You’ve probably heard someone say before that if you want to set yourself apart that you have to do everything with excellence.

• Excellence is a high standard. It takes a lot of work. You can’t go about pursuing it half-heartedly.

• Everything in life has a price. If you want to be outstanding, then living a life of excellence is the price you pay for it. Are you up to the challenge? Are you willing to give what it will take? If so, then you will reap the rewards.


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The Ten Keys to Personal Excellence

• What are the essential elements of leading a life of personal excellence?• 1. Integrity• 2. Passion• 3. Generosity• 4. Willingness• 5. Temperate • 6. Creative• 7. Courageous• 8. Optimistic• 9. Humble• 10. Dedicated


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Integrity.No matter how good you are at what you do, integrity is a foundational trait that is required for excellence. Just look at what has happened to Tiger Woods. Need I say more?


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Passion.

• Whatever you do, do it with passion. Be all in. Put your heart into it.

• It takes passion to be outstanding. What makes your heart and mind race? Go do that. It doesn’t have to be something exotic or highfalutin. It just has to be something that you love. Something that you can totally get behind. Live with passion!


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Generosity.• Truly outstanding people are generous in helping others get

what they want. • They graciously give their time, talents and energy to

worthwhile endeavours. • This generosity always seems to come back to them tenfold.


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Willingness.Outstanding people have a willingness to get involved that is absent from the masses. This willingness will lead you to all kinds of opportunities that others simply miss.


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Temperate.

• Those that excel manage their emotions. • You must be emotionally intelligent. • You want to appear calm under pressure and keep your head about you

even when others are panicking. • You also want to avoid extremes in behaviour. Practice moderation

because it is wise. • This temperance makes you trustworthy. People that do these things tend

to advance beyond others in their field.


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Creative.• The problems in today’s world are complex. • They are multi-faceted. • Therefore, it takes someone with a healthy dose of creativity to solve

them.• Problem solvers are the folks you want on your team. • They are the ones that dream up solutions that make you stand out. • Be a creative problem-solver and you will be outstanding.


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Courage.• Courage is not the absence of fear. It is being afraid and acting anyway. • If you want to be outstanding, then you have to be willing to lean into your fear. You’ve got to take

chances. Yes, failure could result, but it will not be the end of the world. • You simply have to get up, dust yourself off and try again. • Have more courage than the other person and you will be extraordinary.• It takes courage to go where no one else has gone. It takes the heart of a pioneer and the mind of an

engineer — to set out for the Promised Land and build the road as you go.• You have to be brave enough to wander off the worn path and make a new one. And no one will be

walking with you those first few steps. So be prepared.


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Optimistic.Every outstanding person I’ve ever met has been an optimist. You simply have to believe that success is possible because if you don’t, you won’t even try. Trying is the only way that you are going to achieve the excellent results that makes you outstanding.


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Humble.Humility is where gentleness, kindness, patience and generosity are born. If you are great, you don’t have to step on others or make a big show of it. You can be secure in who you are. A big part of true excellence is about how you treat other people. Outstanding people that are humble are well thought of and respected because they are kind.


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Dedicated.• You have to persist and persevere to become outstanding.

This takes dedication. • You can’t start without finishing and expect to reach great

heights. • It often takes years to achieve overnight success. Prolonged

effort is the hallmark of outstanding people. • Excellence is the culmination of years of dedicated practice

and refinement.


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“If You Do What You Love To Do, Then You Won't Do It In An Average Way.”...

We all posses the seed for being Outstanding, it’s just that some of us haven’t fully bloomed yet. We all have the capabilities, imagination, and foundation to achieve extraordinary results.

The secret lies in having a clear target, following our heart, taking continuous small steps, acting despite fear, adjusting as we proceed and keeping moving without giving up.


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A message from a legend.• Steve Jobs tried to convey this message to the graduating class of 2005 at

Stanford:• Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be

trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.


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So what are you waiting for?

Time to be outstanding.

Stand out from the crowd.

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