Why You Need to Stop Worrying About Being Original
And focus on this instead
I get it. You are worried you have nothing new to say. It’s all been said before. Better.
This is true.
But it doesn’t matter.
We all care about the same things
We are all consumed with the same hopes and fears. We all circle round the same aspiration— to build a better life, maybe even a better world.
Love, loss, pleasure, pain, succeeding, failing, living, dying. These themes are universal and eternal. One is the core of whatever you are creating right now.
Celebrate this! Own it, use it, lean into it. It will give you the audience you crave.
Because we, your audience, need an endless stream of inspiration, stimulation, pick-me-ups, shake-me-ups, support, and solidarity in our quest to build our own ‘better life’.
Truth is what matters
You will not create a once-in-a-century masterpiece. But that’s ok, because, in our hearts, this is not our goal.
Our high and worthy purpose is to create something unique that can touch people.
And this is easy. Because we are unique. Our experiences, our contexts, our viewpoints are unique, and we have a right to express them.
As long as we stay true to ourselves we will create something new, something that has never existed before.
Stay true
Only worry about originality if you are mimicking, hiding in or hijacking someone else’s truth.
If you are mining your own. You’ll be fine.
And the deeper you mine the finer you will be. And the more we will want to see what you are creating.
Put all your energy into being true and stop worrying about being new
Good luck!
