Worried someone's already done it? Good news...


"But someone's already doing what I want to do!"

I hear this approximately 847 times per week.

And every time, I want to gently remind people: Everything is a remix.

  • Every song uses the same 12 notes
  • Every story follows one of about 7 basic plots
  • Every recipe is just a new combination of existing ingredients
  • Even this newsletter format? Not exactly revolutionary!

But here's the magic: YOUR version will be different because YOU are different.

Your experiences, your perspective, your weird sense of humor, your particular way of explaining things—that's what makes your "remix" uniquely valuable.

The world doesn't need another original idea. It needs YOUR take on the existing ideas.

Think about it: How many productivity experts are there? Leadership coaches? Food bloggers? Life coaches? Fitness instructors?

Thousands. And yet there's room for more—because each one brings something slightly different to the party.

Your creative challenge this week: Pick something you've been avoiding because "it's been done before." Now ask: "How would I do it differently? What would my version look like?"

Then go make that version.

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