I Thought I Was An Exceptional Man

DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS

Do you want to stand out? Are you doing everything you can to be the best? Are your standards higher than the rest?

I think maybe we are reaching for stars and forgetting most people simply need to reach for the light switch to see where they are.

EXCEPTION TO THE RULE

I’ve always wanted to break away from the pack. I always wanted to be different. Different tone. Different voice. Different way to work. Anything to not be normal. Is this you? Are you looking to rise above what others call mediocre?

I was looking for that rise above mediocre. International best-selling author, distinguished graduate, first in my family to gross a million, desire to deploy to war zone, prove my toughness, win a state football champion…but none of it brought me anything other than the exception.

No real recognition. No real affirmation. No real applause.

Men do you feel the same way?

My attitude for ‘different’ continued professionally. I wanted to innovate. I wanted to do things differently. I had creative structures no one ever saw before. Everything was the first time someone ever heard of it. The same thing with my relationships. I wanted it to be the exception to the rule.

Inevitably, I became so exceptional that I was exceptional at having no one understand what I was doing. This is probably why my wife has such a hard time soliciting opinions from her friends. It’s probably why the DA has such a hard time believing I’m not a bad person.

That my friends, is the lesson. No one understands what I do and people always fear what they do not understand. It’s easy to make assumptions rather than make the effort to learn.

EXCEPTION MEANS

You simply aren’t like everyone else. That doesn’t mean good. That doesn’t mean bad. It simply means different. Since humans are a social creature we crave community. How can you find a community of exceptional people when the very nature of exception means to be different?

Do you see the irony?

In my quest to be different — I achieved exactly what I sought out. I am completely different than everyone else. I keep obtaining different results. These results give me the hardships I endure for the same things others do.

Is this really a good thing?

Sometimes exception is not good. Sometimes it’s just different. Sometimes being normal is better. Sometimes adhering to a pre-determined standard is best. Ever try reading scripture? It’s giving me a whole better standard to live by. I think you should try it too.

IN CLOSING

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Not every exception is good. Learn to know the difference.

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Sources

1) The life of Christopher Knight Lopez a Professional Hustler turned International Best Seller and Published Author of “I Made It Then I Didn’t”.

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About Christopher: Christopher Knight Lopez is a Professional Hustler turned International Best Seller, Award Winner of the December 2024 prestigious International Impact Book Awards — a premier award program dedicated to celebrating and recognizing the exceptional work of authors around the globe and Published Author of “I Made It Then I Didn’t”. He is also a Co-Author with Kevin “The Shark” Harrington “Many Paths To Profit”. See more at www.christopherklopez.com.