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title: "The Odd One Out Gets There First"
canonical: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/09/the-odd-one-out-gets-there-first/
updated: 2026-09-22T18:19:46+00:00
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# The Odd One Out Gets There First

![The Odd One Out Gets There First - Being Unique by Jim Carroll](https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/being-unique-odd-one-out-gets-there-first.jpg)

While the crowd debates the safest path, the odd one out is already walking.

Being early looks a lot like being strange, right up until it doesn’t. It’s a central idea in *Being Unique: Why the Rebels, the Odd Ones Out, and the Crazy Ones Always Win!* Available now on Amazon worldwide.

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