Imitation is Limitation

If you are not you, then who are you going to be?

The person who walks in someone else's tracks never leaves his own footprints. The easiest thing in the world to be is to be you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.

Consider the following:

'My mother said to me, "If you become a soldier you'll become a general; if you become a monk you'll end up as the Pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.' — Picasso

Trust your own instincts. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's. Be yourself — who else is better qualified?

No one has ever become great by imitation: Imitation is limitation. Don't be a copy of something. Make your own impression. Dare to be who you are.

In his signature style, John Mason inspires you to have the courage to live as God created you to live. Easy-to-read-and-remember nuggets of truth fill every page, encouraging, challenging and motivating you to a more fulfilling life, including:

• Dare to be who you are.

• Learn to be comfortable with big dreams.

• Failure is waiting to the path of least persistence.

• Success comes from daring to take small steps.

• Find a way to, not a way not to.