#94 - Political Freaks

I try to stay away from politics on the blog but I'm hearing about it everywhere and just can't control myself.

Hillary Clinton has been criticized quite a bit lately for not giving up after recent losses to Barack Obama. Is she stubborn or tenacious? The answer you get seems to depend on who you talk to.

John McCain has been criticized, and made fun of, for being too old. Is he old or does he have valuable experience? It depends on who you ask.

The point is that, just like these candidates, none of your characteristics are completely positive or negative. They are both strengths and weaknesses. You can't please everyone.

McCain and Clinton have huge teams of people helping them maximize their attractiveness to potential voters. They are spending millions of dollars to get people to vote for them, to choose them, to like them. And they still get criticized, they still offend a lot of people.

If they can't do it, what chance do you have? Do you have a public relations staff for your life and career? Do you have millions of dollars to update your image? Probably not.

So, don't worry about making everyone happy. Stop trying to be perfect. Get comfortable with who you are and then flaunt it. You'll turn off a lot of people but you'll find a lot of fans as well.