Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2981: Discover 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. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2011/03/being-a-savage/ Quotes to ponder: "Your path of fulfillment is uniquely your own. You won’t get there by doing what’s expected of you. You can’t play by the rules you’ve been taught to follow. Those rules don’t work for you." "Free people don’t have shoulds. They have choices." "As you can see by my resume, it didn’t take me long to realize that my path didn’t look like that of my peers. The benefit of this kind of resume is that I didn’t have the option of pretending that I could still succeed within the system." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices