Lady Gaga may be outlandish, but until evidence arises to the contrary, she is also someone who deliberately went against the norm and worked her tail off to succeed because that’s — her music, her style, her stage presence and performance art, even her sexuality — what was true for her. It’s admirable, and I think we can learn something from a belief system that strong. There is reward in doing your best work and occasionally ignoring the powers that be that may want to stand in the way of your personal vision of success.