Malcolm Gladwell - The fact of being an underdog changes people in ways that we often fail to appreciate. It opens doors and creates opportunities and enlightens and permits things that might...

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern for December 19th.Today is National Underdog Day. Celebrating everyone who's been counted out, overlooked, underestimated. Everyone loves to root for the underdog in the movies. And in real life it can be fun to be the underdog when you know that you have a chance to win!And that brings us to todays quote from Malcolm Gladwell who once wrote:"The fact of being an underdog changes people in ways that we often fail to appreciate. It opens doors and creates opportunities and enlightens and permits things that might otherwise have seemed unthinkable."Gladwell's right. Being the underdog isn't just disadvantage. It's transformation.When no one expects you to win, you're free to try everything. Nothing to lose. Everything to gain.Underdogs see opportunities others miss. They work angles the favorites ignore. Being underestimated opens doors that confidence keeps closed.Today, embrace your underdog status. Whatever it is. Wherever you're counted out.Use it. Let it change you. Let it open doors. Let it permit the unthinkable.Because Gladwell's right. Underdogs have advantages favorites never see.That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow. Same Pod time, same Pod Station - with another Daily Quote