Are you weird?

Rachel Robbins shared the following in a recent Substack post—

Final Thought: Weirdness Is a Signal, Not a Problem

If you’ve ever been told you’re too intense, too passionate, too sensitive, too strategic, too quiet, too loud…
Maybe you’re not too much.
Maybe you’re just in the wrong room.

Because when you’re in the right room, your weirdness isn’t a liability. It’s a lens.

In the right room:

· Your intensity is read as care.

· Your big-picture thinking is valued, not shut down as “too abstract.”

· Your questions don’t make people uncomfortable, they make them think.

· Your emotional attunement isn’t treated as overreaction, it’s recognized as insight.

· You stop being asked to “tone it down,” and start being asked to help lead the next thing forward.

When people say “bring your whole self to work,” this is what it looks like. Not performance. Not perfection. Just clarity. Alignment. Ease.

I wanted to share it for several reasons—

First, I love how her voice is emerging on Substack. I think she’s recently begun to share and I’m a fan of her writing.

Second, I’m a bit weird, so it resonated with me.

Finally, I think the message of bringing your whole self to your work can’t be overly repeated. The world needs more of YOU in everything you do. Thank you, Rachel, for reminding us.

Stay agile AND weird, my friends,

Bob.

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