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Many people struggle throughout their lives, unable to identify the source of great inner existential discontent. No matter their material comfort or good fortune, they cannot escape the idea that they do not live the lives they ought to. They are not in environments that support their deepest personal growth and development. They are not the people they feel they are meant to be, and the world never works the way they know it could. Every day, exceptional minds like these begin to suspect that the way they operate is different than the norm. They realize early on that they have profound capacities for original insight, feeling, action, choice, and meaning. But without mentoring guidance or a sense of social belonging, they feel lost-alone and alienated in their individuality. What can we do to better understand the hidden parts of ourselves, to prevent our uncommon personal growth and development from becoming bridled by pressures toward the conventional? How can we learn to identify and embody the heroic values that matter most to us? The answer lies in deep personal inquiry about the shared existential strengths and limitations that define us, including how to apply them to our self-improvement in an incompatible world. The Heroic and Exceptional Minority is an audacious call to self-development for men, women, and teens plagued by mythological doubt, who feel stuck in a mediocre environment and an unheroic era. Its premise is timeless, clear, and simple: The only way to understand oneself, realize our potential, and change the world for the better is to embrace who and what we really are.

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"""Gregory V. Diehl writes with the passion and conviction born of experience... The pinnacle of self-improvement books, The Heroic and Exceptional Minority: A Guide to Mythological Self-Awareness and Growth will resound like a battle cry for those stalwart outliers among us."" Indies Today ""The obscure concepts and prolixity of the text might be off-putting for some, but for the legendary few, Diehl's manner will come across like ones and zeros to a computer programmer."" Steve Quade ""I felt like I could be one of those heroes, that I was capable of great things. This book made me feel like I was able to do anything--as long as I could pull in my brain and reconstruct it, I could live the life I had always dreamed of... That is the magic of this book. It makes you believe in heroes, and that you could be one."" Anelynde Smit ""Diehl lends his insightful, studied wisdom to the pursuit of meaning and value. If you often feel alienated or feel that you are just living up to your potential, or have a need to know what your true potential really is or could be, this guide will help you get in touch with your strengths, passions, and inner truth."" Readers' Favorite ""The author explores the notion of heroic and exceptional minority applied to our modern world. He addresses the concept of self-actualization and exceptionalism to improve our lives and the lives of those around us... The information included in this book helps us to live up to and beyond our current potential as humanity evolves."" Natalie Soine ""There are intelligent and talented people in the world, but they are a minority and do not always reach their true potential. Constraining belief systems prevalent in society, together with our inbuilt fear of failure, conspire with many other factors to imprison them in a paradigm of discontent and estrangement from life in general. Diehl challenges them to be different, to embrace their talents, seek self-knowledge, allow original thought, and shed the conformity that flows from childhood conditioning... This book is a call to arms for all those who have felt trapped since childhood by feeling that they were different. Readers will be guided through a thought process that can bring about the freedom they desire while achieving new levels of understanding and excellence."" Leonard William Smuts"

Gregory V. Diehl writes with the passion and conviction born of experience... The pinnacle of self-improvement books, The Heroic and Exceptional Minority: A Guide to Mythological Self-Awareness and Growth will resound like a battle cry for those stalwart outliers among us. Indies Today The obscure concepts and prolixity of the text might be off-putting for some, but for the legendary few, Diehl's manner will come across like ones and zeros to a computer programmer. Steve Quade I felt like I could be one of those heroes, that I was capable of great things. This book made me feel like I was able to do anything--as long as I could pull in my brain and reconstruct it, I could live the life I had always dreamed of... That is the magic of this book. It makes you believe in heroes, and that you could be one. Anelynde Smit Diehl lends his insightful, studied wisdom to the pursuit of meaning and value. If you often feel alienated or feel that you are just living up to your potential, or have a need to know what your true potential really is or could be, this guide will help you get in touch with your strengths, passions, and inner truth. Readers' Favorite The author explores the notion of heroic and exceptional minority applied to our modern world. He addresses the concept of self-actualization and exceptionalism to improve our lives and the lives of those around us... The information included in this book helps us to live up to and beyond our current potential as humanity evolves. Natalie Soine There are intelligent and talented people in the world, but they are a minority and do not always reach their true potential. Constraining belief systems prevalent in society, together with our inbuilt fear of failure, conspire with many other factors to imprison them in a paradigm of discontent and estrangement from life in general. Diehl challenges them to be different, to embrace their talents, seek self-knowledge, allow original thought, and shed the conformity that flows from childhood conditioning... This book is a call to arms for all those who have felt trapped since childhood by feeling that they were different. Readers will be guided through a thought process that can bring about the freedom they desire while achieving new levels of understanding and excellence. Leonard William Smuts

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Gregory V. Diehl is a personal development mentor whose ideals include self-inquiry, challenge, and analysis for the purpose of helping people to discover who they are. He writes to assist others in undoing faulty narratives about who they are and how life works so that they may begin to make more meaningful choices and resolve their deepest burdens. Diehl spent many years studying cultures around the world. He now lives a quiet life in a rural village in Armenia with his cats, books, and music.

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