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Much of modern life is built around conformity. People are hesitant to venture into the unknown. People don’t take time to question why the status quo exists and/or how it could be better. Recently I’ve had feelings of isolation and otherness. Feelings that I could not relate to the people or the world around me because my ideas and my lifestyle were contrary to the status quo. During this time, a former colleague recommended a booked called the “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Originals-How-Non-Conformists-Move-World/dp/014312885X" target="_blank">Originals: How Non-Conformists Rule the World”</a>. While reading it, I realized that though being an Original can at times feel lonely, it is the Originals who are the change-makers.