I found this quote, by Meredith West, in a book I have. At first I thought it was rather hypocritical, yet upon thinking about it further, realised it is very true.
Different: unlike in nature or quality or form or degree.
Outstanding: distinguished from others in excellence.
Many people think that being different will make them stand out, and they are not wrong, it will. However, people often do this in the wrong way by being different for the wrong reasons and hence stand out,
negatively. On the other hand, being outstanding will make you stand out, yet for the
right reasons. Therefore, I am going to try to be
outstanding. x