How many feet in a kilo?

How many ounces in a mile?

How many tons in a kilometer?

These questions might seem a little ridiculous and that’s because they are.

It doesn’t matter how fancy a conversion table you have, there’s no way to answer the preceding questions correctly.

Why?

Because the units of measurement don’t convert, they are unique to their particular system.

You too are unique to your system.

Yes, you’re human and your gender and perhaps a few other characteristics you have can be classified within a system, but even after accounting for all the similarities you have with other humans, at your core your still unique. Aka, one of a kind.

So how do you measure something that’s unique against something else?

Truth is that you can’t?

But life is easier when everything, including people, can be put into neat little categories.

So how do you stop measuring yourself against others when there’s an entire system that encourages you to do so?

That’s a tough question to answer.

The best advice I can give you is you have to persist in developing the unique gifts and talents that you have. Now, these might not be obvious to you at first and do require time, introspection and a wide range of experiences. But as you go through life, if you pay attention to yourself, you’ll begin to notice activities that you’re good at and drawn towards, these are where your unique gifts can flourish.

Yes, there might be other people that are also good at or even experts in the fields that interest you, but there’s always room for one more unique perspective.

The sooner you develop the mental toughness that will prevent you from measuring yourself against others, or allowing others to do so, the better for you.  Remember, systems are built to measure you against others because it makes life easier for the people that built the system, it doesn’t make life easier for you.

So keep working on you, embrace your uniqueness, and let your one of kindness shine through.

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