“Be comfortable with who you are!” That’s the title of the Podcast from Joel Osteen, my favourite message that I have listened over and over. The message is about how we can be comfortable with how God made us to be!

Have you ever felt not belong to a certain community? Feeling as if you’re an ugly goose in the middle of ducks, an introvert in the middle of extroverts.

That’s what I felt recently, an introvert in the middle of all my housemates who are extroverts. While I’m so tired after work and relate with people, I have to see all my flatmates are in the happy mode enjoying talking and laughing to one another. Most of the time, I can’t keep up with them and staying by myself in my room. Sometimes, the inferior feeling is just overwhelming.

Should you feel inferior just because you’re an introvert?

We always feel inferior when we are comparing our weakness to others’ strength. Don’t you think that it is just does not match?

Joel Osteen also emphasizes that… when we are not comfortable with who we are, we will never be able to celebrate someone who is ahead of us. That is why it is very important to celebrate yourself, enjoying your flaws.

Remember that you’re in the journey, you’re growing, Brian Kim has ever said…

Don’t think hierarchy, think journey.

Brian Kim

Maybe you’re not going to be that great in relating with people as extrovert do, but will you be able to be the best introvert you can be? Only when you’re maximizing the talent that you have right now, you’ll be growing to do more beyond your comfort zone. God will give you more talent when you’re responsible with the talents you have.

Recently I read few quotes that somehow prepares me for today, to again being comfortable of who I am, and focusing on my strength.

Here are the quotes I’d like to share…

The first quote is taken from Dan’s DCR blog, in the About page.

When you compete with a person, you only have to be as good or better than the person to win. If you compete with yourself, there is no limitation on how good you can be.
-Chin-Ning Chu, in Guy Kawasaki’s How to Drive Your Competition Crazy

The second quote is taken from Leo’s Write To Done, What Makes Great Blogwriting?

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde

And the last one is taken from my blog article =), “The first step to change!”, being referred by GothicChick at her blog here.

Be what you are.
This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.
-Julius Charles Hare

So your key to success right now, be comfortable of who you are! That’s your first step in becoming better than you are!

For your success,
Robert

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