Happy Monday! Can I ask you something? Are you content in your life? Do you feel satisfied, joyful, happy? Do you have purpose, and is that purpose increasing the value of the lives around you? I know why I get out of bed every day, and I know that today will be the best day ever. What about you? Can you answer my questions with confidence and share in my optimism about today?
Let me break it down for you. When The Real Brian Show started, my slogan was Embrace Your Inner Nerd and Unleash Your Superhero. The concept wasn't as well received as a I'd hope and people were confused as to what it meant, so I dropped those slogans. In thinking about this, recently, it occurred to me that this might've been a bad move. These concepts are what The Real Brian Show is founded on.
I love chatting about embracing your inner nerd because it is unique for every person. You and I can nerd out about the same things and different things. It can be anything that we passionately love. But it's a new enough concept that I realize I need to explain it more often so that others can catch on. Conversations on Wednesdays often emphasize this topic and I get to ask my guests what they nerd out about.
But I haven't done much with unleashing your superhero. What's that all about, anyway? I want to step further into this topic because, like embracing your inner nerd, it is such a vital component to individualism! Bryan and I talked about this concept on Friday without really giving it a name, but it heavily contradicts this recent kick right now people are on with declaring that "we are all the same". I don't agree with this, at all. We are not the same... that would suck! Each of us is wonderfully unique. Each of us has a set of talents and gifts that is unique to us because each of us has a different set of experiences.
Our superpowers are found in our uniqueness. We learn about what our giftings and talents are so that we can understand them and become masters of them. But, most importantly, after we understand and master them, we need to unleash them! Using our uniqueness in this way makes us superheroes. Superheroes, the classic ones we know and love, aren't superheroes simply because they can do extraordinary things. The things they do are extraordinary because they know how to utilize their incredible giftings.
My encouragement to you today is a reminder that you do have talents, gifts and strengths that make you a "superhero". You can use them to better the lives around you and attract the things that will bring you happiness, in whatever form that means for you. I'm not promising any results, here, but I have a good idea of what people want because we are all so quick to talk about it. Our attitude is a reflection of the inner mindset, remember? It affects who and what we attract.
So embrace it. Unleash your superhero.