It is 2026, and I cannot let you starve. When you are the blueprint, you have to accept that people will copy. Some will be inspired. Some will try to shape shift into something they are not. Some will take pieces of your work, your words, your energy, and try to pass it off as their own. That is the cost of originality.
Your duty on this earth is not to dim yourself to make others comfortable. Your duty is to continue creating, to keep showing up, and to shine your light directly into the darkness. That light is not just for you. It gives others permission to find their own way, even if some of them take the lazy route and imitate instead of innovate.
This is something I had to learn the hard way. I see the copying. I see the stealing. I see the subtle recreations and the not so subtle ones. For a long time, it affected me deeply because I could not understand why it was happening. I questioned myself. I slowed down. I pulled back. At times, it actually halted me. Looking back, I can admit that it stunted my growth, even when I did not want to face that truth.
The thing is, whether you create boldly or hide quietly, people will still talk. They will still copy. They will still consume your work, your ideas, your presence, and form opinions that have nothing to do with your intention. Fear, resentment, and distraction will always exist, but none of those things are real barriers unless you allow them to be.
So you may as well go all in.
If you are truly the blueprint, the main character, the chosen one in your own story, then half effort will never satisfy you anyway. You are not here to play small. You are not here to shrink yourself so others feel original. You are here to build, to evolve, and to leave evidence of your vision behind.
Otherwise, there is always the other option. You can fold. You can crawl into a hole. You can blame everyone and everything for why you are not who you want to be or where you want to be. But that path leads nowhere, and deep down you already know it.
Because it starts with you.
As a new year begins, let this be the season where you stop waiting for permission. Let this be the year you stop monitoring who is watching and start focusing on what you are building. Let this be the chapter where you commit fully to your craft, your voice, and your purpose.
Create anyway. Shine anyway. Move forward anyway.
The world does not need another copy. It needs you, fully realized, fully committed, and unapologetically original
Hope this helps,
-B
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