To Be Great Is to Be Different

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain

If success is a product of seizing life's opportunity, that might prompt one to wonder:  Well, where exactly is this opportunity to be found?

In today's episode I make the case that opportunity exists in life's fringes, outside the bell curve.  It is in the places most people won't go and the actions most people won't take. 

For Kobe it was early morning practice while people slept in, that over time accumulated to become a lifetime of advantage.  For Buffett it's moving in when most people are running out.  You name an accomplished individual, and I'll point to their willingness to move away from the herd and seek out hidden opportunity. 

There is a golden rule that states, if you want what the 5% have, you need to be willing to do what only the 5% are willing to do.  That starts with seeing "different"  not as an obstacle, but as the path.