Diamonds Aren’t Rare… And Neither Are You

Here’s something that may shock you. Diamonds aren’t rare. They’re everywhere, and there’s more than enough for each and every one of us.

This thought hit me yesterday while I was mixing and mingling on the red carpet at the Newark Museum, attending Newark’s International Film Festival. Someone dropped a statement in passing, and it stuck with me. See, diamonds aren’t actually the scarce treasures we’ve been told they are. They were monopolized, marketed, and manufactured into symbols of rarity. An illusion. A story sold so convincingly that most of us never even thought to question it.

Funny thing is, even before I knew this as a fact, I already felt it. I’ve always had these truths inside me, waiting to be confirmed. And when the confirmation comes, it’s not surprising… it’s just a reminder that I was tuned into something deeper all along.

So let’s go further down this rabbit hole together. Because this isn’t just about diamonds… it’s about materialism, marketing, and what those two forces teach us as creators.

If you’ve been reading my blogs, you know I’m not here to hand out absolutes. Everything I write is just my perspective. My lens. Take it, leave it, or challenge it in the comments, because that’s the beauty of conversation.

Now, let’s be real, diamonds aren’t rare. They’re plentiful. And that’s not just true for gemstones… it’s true for ideas, opportunities, creativity, and success. I call this The Illusion of Scarcity

There’s enough for all of us. So why do we act like there isn’t?

Too often, we compete in the same leagues, with the same peers, in the same brackets, clawing over one another for scraps when there’s a feast waiting at the next table. Marketing and ego trick us into believing scarcity is the rule of life. That you have to fight tooth and nail because “only a few” will ever make it.

But that’s not truth. That’s just a story, just like the diamond industry sold us.

I’ve been creating my entire life. None of what I do is “new”… I’ve done it before, 9 times out of 10. What’s changed is my perspective. As I grow, I see the patterns repeating: people competing instead of connecting, copying instead of creating, imitating instead of innovating.

At first, it used to bother me. But then I realized, “I am the blueprint”. And if others find inspiration in what I create, then I’ve already done my job. What I don’t take seriously are the copycats who claim originality while siphoning energy from others. Why? Because there’s enough diamonds for everyone. There’s no need to steal when abundance exists. I call this Copycats, Competition, and the Blueprint.

The Scarcity Mindset Is a Trap

Here’s the real point… if you live life believing there’s not enough, you’ll always operate from survival instead of expansion.

You’ll hoard.
You’ll copy.
You’ll steal.
You’ll cling.

You’ll become so desperate to be seen as “rare” that you actually lose your rarity in the process. Because the moment you dilute yourself to mirror someone else, you erase what made you a one of one in the first place.

I know this might sting, but if you’re reading this and feel like I’m talking directly to you… it’s not a shot. It’s a reflection. And chances are, if it hit, there’s a reason.

Back at the film festival, when this idea first came up, I watched people’s faces as the conversation unfolded. Some nodded along, enlightened. Others shifted uncomfortably, exposed.

It was interesting to watch insecurities rise to the surface as I said out loud: “We’re all the same, but different. But still the same.” The contradiction made people think. And that’s the point, I wasn’t just talking, I was watching. Observing expressions, body language, confidence levels. Gathering data on how humans react when their idea of value is challenged.

This is how my mind works: always asking why. Why do we compete? Why do we feel threatened by another person’s shine? Why do we chase a false scarcity instead of embracing our own abundance? This is Conversations That Sparked the Thought.

At the end of the day, here’s what I believe: every one of us is a diamond. Unique in cut, clarity, and shine. A one of one. But too many of us try to up our “value” by pretending to be rare, when in reality, we’re just placing ourselves in the wrong jewelry store.

You don’t need to change your uniqueness to be seen. You don’t need to wear someone else’s shine to be valuable. Because there is enough. There has always been enough. And there always will be enough.

So if you don’t take anything else from this, take this: stop chasing the illusion of rarity. Stop believing the lie of scarcity. Start embracing your abundance, your uniqueness, “YOUR” blueprint. Because when you do, you stop operating on survival, and you start creating from expansion.

Pressure doesn’t make diamonds. That’s a myth too.

You already are the diamond.

The question is… are you willing to shine as yourself, or are you still waiting for someone to dig you up and price you out?

Hope this helps.

– B