Are You a Misfit?

You ever notice how most people around you don’t think like you?

They’re fine watching TV. You can’t sit still.
They can leave work at the office. You can’t turn it off.
They’re content. You’re restless.

That’s not a flaw. That’s a sign.

You are a misfit.

There was a guy named Kent.
Same college as everyone else.
Steady. Reliable. Professors loved him.
He’s worked at the same company since he was fifteen.

The world needs people like Kent.
The ones who keep the lights on and the trains running on time.

But not everyone is built that way.

Some people never fit inside the boxes everyone else seems to accept.
They want more freedom.
More control.
More room to breathe.

They don’t enjoy having a boss.
They don’t pretend to care about meetings that drain the life out of them.

They remember what freedom felt like as a kid —
the last day of school,
when the bell rang and summer began.
That felt real.

Nothing is wrong with people like this.
They’re just built differently.

Maybe that’s you.

You did everything right.
You went to school.
Got the job.
Provided for your family.

But deep down, something still feels off.

You smile on Monday morning,
but it’s a mask.
A role you’re tired of playing.

You love your family more than anything.
You’re just tired of watching your kids grow up one missed moment at a time.

It’s not that you don’t care.
It’s that you care too much about freedom, purpose, and having a life that’s actually yours.

You’re not lazy.
You’re not broken.
You’re a misfit — someone who craves meaning, creativity, and independence.

The world needs its Kents.
But it also needs misfits.

If this sounds like you, you’re in the right place.