CHAPTER 10
STEP TWO: DISCOVER WHAT MAKES YOU STAND OUT
In sixth grade, I was standing on the top of a ladder with a staple gun in one hand and a string of Christmas lights in the other when something happened that changed my life forever.
No, I didn’t fall off the ladder, nor did I staple myself, or electrocute myself either. What did happen was that I was asked a question by my neighbor, Mrs. Kowaguchi. She said in her elderly voice, “Ryan, I have a problem that I need help solving.”
“Sure, Mrs. Kawaguchi,” I replied, from the top of the ladder, ...
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