Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.\nEpisode 2981:\nDiscover how to embrace your unique path to happiness and fulfillment, moving beyond societal expectations and restrictive systems. Steve Pavlina shares his personal journey from a troubled past to finding his own way, illustrating why conventional paths to success may not suit everyone and highlighting the importance of choosing a path aligned with your true self for genuine prosperity and contentment.\nRead along with the original article(s) here: https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2011/03/being-a-savage/\nQuotes to ponder:\n"Your path of fulfillment is uniquely your own. You won\u2019t get there by doing what\u2019s expected of you. You can\u2019t play by the rules you\u2019ve been taught to follow. Those rules don\u2019t work for you."\n"Free people don\u2019t have shoulds. They have choices."\n"As you can see by my resume, it didn\u2019t take me long to realize that my path didn\u2019t look like that of my peers. The benefit of this kind of resume is that I didn\u2019t have the option of pretending that I could still succeed within the system."\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices