Category: Brandon Avery
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You’re the goat when it’s free.
That’s when the applause is loud. That’s when the comments roll in. That’s when everybody suddenly sees the “vision.” But the moment you attach a number to your gift, the room gets quiet. The hype fades. The same people who called you different start asking if you can “just this one time” look out.
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Three for you, negative three for me.
Time does not heal. It tolerates. It lets you function just enough to believe you are okay, then circles back to collect what you tried to bury. I move through my days disciplined, productive, even inspiring to some. But when it gets quiet, the truth sits beside me. Purpose feels different when the very thing…
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I hate it here… but if I don’t, I’ll be alone
There was a time when connection required effort. You had to show up. You had to knock on doors. You had to wait by the phone and hope someone cared enough to call when they said they would. Now connection is instant, but it feels thinner. Wider reach, less depth.
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Go Out There and Make a Fool of Yourself
I know, it sounds like terrible advice. Like something your biggest hater would whisper under their breath. But what if it is actually the key to everything you have been too nervous to start?
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Artist, Steal My Shots for Your Next Video
Same painting. Different perspectives. Completely different energy. If your art videos feel flat, it’s probably not your work, it’s your framing. Most artists hit record and stick to one safe angle. But when you start using intentional shots, wide, close up, over the shoulder, POV, your content instantly feels more cinematic and alive. Study camera…
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What Is the Cost of Our Enjoyment?
Not the price on the ticket. Not the subscription fee. Not the jersey or the concert seat or the streaming service. The real cost.
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Everything falls apart the moment you stop participating.
Money. Time. Status. Power. None of it exists without collective participation, yet the moment you step back and actually look, the illusion starts cracking.
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It’s the Phones
We bend our necks without thinking. We scroll without choosing. We absorb other people’s thoughts so often that we forget how to hear our own. And then we wonder why we feel disconnected, anxious, numb, or constantly behind in a race we never signed up for. I am not anti technology. I am anti unconscious…
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I don’t take constructive criticism from anyone who hasn’t constructed shit.
The loudest critics are usually the ones who never entered the arena. I’ve watched too many talented people shrink because they listened to opinions that came from fear instead of experience. Confidence is built, not gifted. And belief starts within long before the world reflects it back
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Who is we?
A question that sounds simple but carries generations of weight. A question that checks assumptions, exposes ownership, and reminds you that language is never accidental. We’ve been taught to answer without thinking, to accept labels that were never created by us and wear them like truth.