The definition of inimitable is “so good or unusual and impossible to copy.”
One might use the word inimitable to describe a business that has built a moat of competitive advantage. The moat acts as a protection against the foe.
Such a moat may be a suite of products or a unique way of doing things.
Inimitable characteristics in a business are built over time by collections of individuals, each with their inimitable skills.
The nature of humanity is its similarity and its inimitability. The difference between us is our combination of inimitable characteristics. Those characteristics are gifted to you by your lineage and cultivated by your experiences. To recognise your inimitability is to know yourself intimately. It requires observation and examination of yourself.
We can only uncover the myriad characteristics that comprise the layers of self through careful observation. After all, we are a collection of characteristics that lie on the surface and deep beneath it. No single characteristic gives evidence of another—a combination of unique characteristics that require a lifetime of observation to discover.
Your inimitability is infinitely more than your skin colour or sexuality.
Examining your inimitability is exploring each characteristic and its interaction with all your other characteristics. The combination is a code that unlocks the beauty of what is undeniably you.
It is your job to discover your inimitability so that you can show up in the world as best as possible.
Your inimitability is a competitive advantage that is so powerful and unique that it is impossible for anyone else to copy. An inimitable brand of self that must be protected, nurtured, and allowed to mature.
No one can copy you, be you.
Have you started your examination and stock take of your inimitability?