The Freak Factor

Ever wonder what might have happened if Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer had gone to Hollywood and gotten a nose job? If so, you're not alone.

This manifesto by David Rendall on the ChangeThis site suggests that success and happiness lie not in overcoming our weaknesses, but in discovering that our apparent flaws are clues to our true strengths.

Do you want to make history or at least make a difference? Unlike Rudolph, we don't have to just wait for the right situation to come along - we can seek it out or even create it.

Rendall cites three examples from his own life:
1. There is nothing wrong with you. Weaknesses are important clues to your strengths.
2. You find success when you find the right fit. You need to match your unique characteristics to situations that reward those qualities.
3. Your weaknesses make you different. They make you a freak, and it's good to be a freak.

In the final segment, "Putting Your Quirks To Work", he offers gems of wisdom - my favorite is:
~Engage in permanent procrastination
~~ instead of procrastinating activities you don't like, just stop doing them altogether.

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The secret to success is to find out what it is you don't do well and don't do it.
- Author Unknown
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