By Douglas

Look around you for a moment.

In this room, there are people who are confident speakers.

People who are great at sports.

People who get high grades without seeming to try.

And then there’s you.

Maybe your strength doesn’t show up on a scoreboard.

Maybe it’s not loud.

Maybe it’s not obvious.

And that’s not a problem — that’s the point.

We live in a world that loves comparison. Social media, exams, rankings — they all push the same idea: be more like them. But real strength doesn’t come from copying someone else’s path. It comes from understanding your own.

Your strength might be resilience — getting back up when things are hard.

It might be creativity — seeing ideas others miss.

It might be kindness — choosing empathy when it would be easier not to.

It might be persistence — keeping going when no one is cheering.

And here’s the truth:

The strengths that change the world rarely look impressive at the beginning.

Most people who succeed weren’t the “best” in the room — they were the ones who didn’t quit, who learned from failure, who trusted what made them different.

So stop asking, “Why am I not like them?”

Start asking, “What do I have that’s mine?”

Because the world doesn’t need another copy.

It needs you — exactly as you are, growing into who you’re meant to be.

Your strength might not look like theirs.

And that’s not a weakness.

That’s the point.