Eccentric means being strange and unconventional.

When we think of creative geniuses we notice something that they often have in common:They have certain oddities that would be considered strange.

Famous artist Michelangelo would rarely take his boots off, insisting on even sleeping in them.

Wartime British prime minister Winston Churchill apparently enjoyed walking around his office naked.

American inventor Nikola Tesla was a germaphobe who had OCD and was overly enamored with the number three.So-called cognitive disinhibition may be responsible for plenty of light bulb moments.

Steve Jobs, arguably the greatest entrepreneur of the technology revolution, soaked his feet in company toilets. He strolled around the office in bare feet.

So embrace your oddities as just another sign of your creativity.