I feel like a dork talking about trying to *grooooowww your platform* like Gary V or something, especially with the world being the way it is… but here’s the thing. I would absolutely love to do that. Stories reshape our world. It opens up doors to do more of what I love. And I create stuff that I care about, and I sincerely would love to get it in front of more people.
However… it isn’t easy to do.
And… it comes at a cost.
I truly believe that humans aren’t psychologically built to handle the extreme visibility our modern technology allows. Not only that, but there’s a certain kind of creative freedom you get when you’re creating because you enjoy the process… not just to play for a crowd. You lose a lot of that freedom as the crowd grows.
In my latest video, I’ve shared some of my favorite ideas surrounding this tension.
It’s not exactly how much influence you have… it’s what you do with the influence you have.