Einstein once said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” There are many types of talent, many types of skills, and many different ways to be intelligent. Yet the world often judges us in a narrow, stereotypical fashion, acting as though everyone must fit the same old script. It places a high value on a few limited things like beauty, athletic skills, or how well we live up to the ideals of popular culture, while ignoring many other things that make people smart, special and unique.

Don’t let others trick you into feeling like that fish who assumes he or she is inferior because they can’t climb a tree. Blaze your own path. Embrace you own unique genius. Be the best version +of you,+ whatever that might be.