Skip to main content

Confidence Quote by Mordecai Orimiladeye

"Be aware that you are rare. There are people who can do the things you do, but none can do it like you"

About this Quote

In the hustle vernacular of entrepreneurship, "rare" is a loaded word: it sells scarcity, and scarcity sells value. Orimiladeye isn’t just offering a confidence boost; he’s teaching a market logic for the self. The first sentence reads like a warning label - "Be aware" suggests your uniqueness is an asset you could accidentally squander through self-doubt, imitation, or underpricing. It frames identity as something you must actively manage, like a brand.

The pivot in the second line is the quote’s real move. "There are people who can do the things you do" punctures the comforting myth of total originality. In an era where skills are learnable on YouTube and competitors appear overnight, this nod to replaceability feels honest. Then it reroutes that anxiety into differentiation: "but none can do it like you". The subtext is classic positioning strategy: your edge isn’t the task, it’s the signature - taste, judgment, voice, background, the way you tell the story of what you’re building.

Contextually, this lands in a culture where creators and founders are pressured to be both scalable and singular. Investors want repeatable execution; audiences want authenticity. The line bridges that contradiction by separating competence (common) from style and perspective (defensible). It’s motivational, sure, but also tactical: stop competing on the commodity layer of your work, and start competing on the part that can’t be easily copied.

Quote Details

TopicConfidence
SourceHelp us find the source
Cite

Citation Formats

APA Style (7th ed.)
Orimiladeye, Mordecai. (2026, February 17). Be aware that you are rare. There are people who can do the things you do, but none can do it like you. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/be-aware-that-you-are-rare-there-are-people-who-185600/

Chicago Style
Orimiladeye, Mordecai. "Be aware that you are rare. There are people who can do the things you do, but none can do it like you." FixQuotes. February 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/be-aware-that-you-are-rare-there-are-people-who-185600/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Be aware that you are rare. There are people who can do the things you do, but none can do it like you." FixQuotes, 17 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/be-aware-that-you-are-rare-there-are-people-who-185600/. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

More Quotes by Mordecai Add to List
Be Aware That You Are Rare - Mordecai Orimiladeye on Differentiation
Click to enlarge Portrait | Landscape

About the Author

Mordecai Orimiladeye

Mordecai Orimiladeye is a Entrepreneur from Nigeria.

6 more quotes available

View Profile

Similar Quotes

Richard MacDonald, Sculptor