Explain Why Fit In When You Were Born To Stand Out

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"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?" This quote was said by Dr. Seuss, the great poet himself. Dr. Seuss stood out and people loved him for it. If you stood out people would love you for it too. The corporate world commends and honors people who stand out. When you stand out people remember you. You are stuck in their brain. When you are unique you have different experiences and skills from everyone else, you should use that to your advantage. Today more teens frown upon standing out, rather than fitting in which in the future will lead to a society that is boring and uncultured. If you don't think outside the box at work you will end up doing the same thing the last person did and employers don't want that. Employers want new and exciting people with different ideas. new and exciting people with different ideas. Standing out at work and being different will make your job last. Business organisations congratulates black sheep, rewarding them with promotions and salary increase. Not only can standing out give you raise it can also …show more content…

Everyone remembers a person who is different, exciting, himself, or herself. If you are 6' 5' and your best friend who is the second tallest person at the party is 5'10', people at the event are going to remember you the guy that should be in the NBA, not your best friend that most likely works in a cubical. You are going to stand out in their memories. Strangers might even have an easier time connecting to you because of your difference and you can call upon your height as a conversation starter. Others in your life are going to target your height. There might be name calling. "People who used to say that rhyme about sticks and stones as if broken bones hurt more than the names we got called." Words may hurt but they are worth it because you are unique and you are remember able. With all of your differences you will have more character than most people which will help out in

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