Wayne Dyer always taught to be independent of the good opinion of others. We need not design our lives in such a manner that we are catering to the interests of anyone other than ourself.
The attempt to play the same song, dance the same dance and recite the same message as everyone else is compromising our authenticity and taking us off the board as an active contributor to a culture.
No two leaves, snowflakes, fingerprints, DNA, or actually anything is identical. This is the design. Omnipresent diversity is the reason for that. One giant jigsaw puzzle is what life is. We each have a unique piece to add. When we follow the crowd and not our calling, we are limiting the magnificence of the puzzle and not adding anything at all.
Follow your call. Be unique. Be you.