Peace fam!

The other day, I saw a subscriber of mine on the Metrolink. He told me he really appreciated the advice I share here on Substack.

First of all… that’s dope that he’s actually receiving something from these emails.

But I had to pause for a second, because honestly, I don’t really see this space as advice.

I’m not against advice though. I receive it. I respect it. I share what has helped me. But I’m not here to tell anybody exactly what moves to make. I’m still walking my own path, still learning my own flow, still figuring out what alignment looks like in real time.

It’s just like… the more I write here, the more I realize the creative mind was not built to process this many strategies at once, yo.

So nah, advice isn’t the word for this.

This is reflection.

This is a mirror.

It’s me putting language to something another creative has been feeling but hasn’t had the words for yet.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how too much advice can start to sound like wisdom, when a lot of it is really just noise with confidence.

Every new tactic can make you question your flow.
Every case study can make you feel behind.
Every “you should be doing this” can pull you further away from what you were actually called to make.

At what point are the seats at the table of your advisory board filled?

I get it… knowledge used to be scarce out here.

But now, for creatives, the problem isn’t lack of information anymore.

It’s overconsumption disguised as research.

At some point, you gotta stop collecting directions from people who are not going where you’re going.

Learn what helps.
Release what clutters.
Return to the work.

Your creative mind needs clarity more than it needs another tip, right?

I’m curious though… What’s one piece of advice you had to release so you could hear yourself again?

-Gold