1.   Get in Touch with Your Uniqueness

What makes you different from everybody else? If you’ve always wondered where you fit in, then not fitting in with the crowd may turn out to be your special niche. Identify something in your background or experience that sets you apart.

•   Is there something that qualifies you to better understand, connect with, or maximize a particular market?

•   Is there something about your own unique perspective that lends itself to hard work, problem solving, creativity, or innovation?

•   Exactly what is it that makes you special?

You have to get in touch with your uniqueness in order to leverage it in your working life and career.

•  Describe what makes you unique. Perhaps it’s not one particular characteristic ...

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