You canât please everyone.
Youâre not supposed to.
That line is usually tossed out as comfortâa consolation prize for not hitting the mark with the crowd. But what if the crowd was never your audience to begin with?
What if success wasnât about pleasing the mostâbut about serving the right few?
The ones who see what you see.
Who get it without needing a slide deck.
Who light up when you say the quiet part out loud.
Weâve been conditioned to round the edges, water it down, make it safe enough for the masses. But thatâs not art. Thatâs compromise.
Better to make something a few people love than something everyone finds âfine.â
Because âfineâ doesnât change anyone.
Make the thing only you can make.
For the people who were waiting for it.
They might not be many. But theyâre yours.