Great advice from Carmine Coyote.

The problem is, the media and popular culture play up the value of being like someone else. I'll use soccer as an example since it's what I'm most familiar with. Every time a new talent shows up, he's immediately compared to a player from history. Messi is the new Maradona. Nasri the new Zidane. Kaka the new Ronaldinho. The list goes on, and its a prevailing trend that goes past just soccer.

With the media being this way, is it any wonder that we try to be like others? My advice: forget about being "the next [insert name of celebrity here]" and focus on being "the first and only [insert your name here]". That's the best thing you can do.

Great advice and a good analogy derrickkwa.

thanks egoldstein. this and more of my clips can be found on my blog, http://derrickkwa.blogspot.com, if u're interested.