The one who follows the crowd, will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find themselves in places no one has ever been before.
For me, becoming is not about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as towards motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey does not end.
“It is only when we take chances, when our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest." —Walter Anderson
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou