Stay Curious
Stay Curious
One of the best ways to find and harness your uniqueness is by staying curious. This means, don’t accept everything at face value. Find out why, how and everything else. When you keep wondering about the world, you’re able to grow, including how you stand out.
If you’re finding yourself bored, anxious, depressed, unfulfilled, or lost, it’s time to play archaeologist with yourself. Dig deep. Because boredom, anxiety, and other uncomfortable emotions are there for a reason. They can serve as an inner compass of sorts.
No one knows the importance of staying curious better than Jake Heilbrunn, who drove that point home during our recent conversation with him. While in his first year of college at Ohio State, Jake was overcome by anxiety, depression, an unrelenting skin rash, and a nagging feeling that something just wasn’t right.
Traveling and experiencing another way of life kept popping into his head, but he was scared to deviate away from the path of others’ expectations. It was two key questions he asked himself that made all the the difference, and gave him the confidence to take the plunge:
- What is the worst thing that could happen if I pursue my dream of travel and take a leave from school?
- What’s the best thing that could happen?
When he thought about the best thing that could happen, he lit up inside at the thought of exploring the world. He then dropped out of college during his first year, and embarked on a soul-searching journey to Central America.
Since then, he’s written a book, is a professional speaker who encourages others to remain curious and listen to their own intuition, and is happily living his self-described remarkable, unconventional life.
For Jake, the path less traveled has made all the difference. And it can for you as well. Just remember to stay curious.
It’s better to be true to yourself and love who you are vs. conforming to someone else’s perspectives and ideas. You won’t solve it all today. Just keep striving to be heard and seen.
We can be unique and united.
So be proud to be original, embrace what it is that makes you who you are, and have the courage to express yourself.
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