The Ascend

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your weirdness is an asset

Your weirdness makes you wonderful.

You can choose to run away from it and let the judgements of others creep in. Or you can choose to own it.

Here are 5 famous names who have proven that weirdness wins.

1. Steven Bartlett

Steven Bartlett doesn't believe in alarms.

Yet, his net worth is £300 million and he's won prizes at the Black British Business Awards and the Great British Entrepreneur Awards!

2. Mark Zuckerberg

Unusually, Mark Zuckerberg wears the same outfit each and every day.

Yet at 23, he became the world's youngest self-made billionaire, with the launch of Facebook. His repetitive dressing reduces the number of decisions he has to make.

3. Bill Gates

Bill Gates rocks in his rocking chair when he needs to disconnect and focus.

This focus has led to him being a major entrepreneur of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.

4. Sara Blakely

Although Sara Blakely, CEO of Spanx, lives close to her office, she drives around her neighbourhood on a “fake commute” for an hour before heading work.

The car is where her best thinking happens.

5. Anna Wintour

Anna Wintour, has admitted that when she's not sure, she'll pretend she knows what she's talking about and makes a decision.

Bulletproof confidence goes a long way in creating a fashion empire.