It’s all been done before

This one's for the creators out there.

The dreamers. The quiet builders. The risk takers. The ones who create, for the rest who consume.

Do you ever feel like one of the things holding you back is the idea that what you want to do isn’t unique enough?

It’s a powerful story that we often tell ourselves: It’s already been done before, so we ought not even try.
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That project, that book, that business. It’s not unique enough, it’s not special enough. Someone will say “oh, they just got that idea from X.”

But it’s just a STORY!

And it’s not true.

When our desire to stretch ourselves and grow into something new hits up against our fears and insecurities, these kinds of stories can hold a TON of power over us. And they tend to hold us back.

I was recently talking to a coaching client about why they’re holding back on a new venture. This was the story underneath it all: I can’t begin because my idea isn’t original enough. But it’s a paper tiger really. What’s actually wrong with being inspired by something else?

And why do we all feel the need to impress everyone and blow their minds with every single thing we put out into the world anyway? As if being authentic and true to ourselves isn’t enough.

What if we were free from that story. That need to be so unique and original. What if we could just BE. Be ourselves.

What if we could just make and do and create and venture and build and connect. And breathe.

I believe that we are all unique enough just being the most true versions of ourselves. So if we work from that place of authenticity, it doesn’t matter if we are part of a pattern, if we’re part of a web. We are all connected and interconnected and inspired by what has come before us.

But our perspectives are utterly unique.

And that’s why the world needs each and every one of us.

The world needs us all to be brave, true and able to keep working and creating in spite of these fears and these stories.

So.

What will you go and do this week, to be your most authentic true self and put something amazing into the world?

Please share, I really do love hearing from those of you who write back to me each week. You're awesome!

(And go click on the Ryan Gosling link below for a good chuckle, especially if you're a graphic designer.)

Boldly,

Marit