The old David and Goliath story has a deep lesson that most readers miss - self knowledge. When it comes to success, there are general principles that we arrive at by studying what works for the general population. However, some people are anomalies. Actually, everyone is, at something. David was a freak of nature to have mastered the slingshot at his age. And he knew to lean on that eccentricity when it mattered. When he was offered what would work according to conventional wisdom (a full soldier’s armor), he declined that in favor of his winning formula. What is your own winning formula that makes you an exception to the rule? Do you know yourself well enough? Indeed, there are no shortcuts in life, *but there are faster vehicles.* — J.O.