Stop asking “Is this good?” and start asking “Is this true?”…
Most of us are stuck on our quest to bringing our best ideas to life because we are asking the wrong question.
You finish a painting, you write a song, you create your product…
And the first thing out of your mouth is: "Is this good?"
Do you see the problem here?
Being "Good" is a moving target.
You should be aiming at being "True".
When you ask "Is this good?" you're actually asking "Will they like it? Will it sell? Will it get approved?"
You've handed the steering wheel of your creative life to someone else.
You end up chasing perfection. And perfection doesn't exist.
It's a mirage that moves every time you get close.
But when you ask "Is this true?" you're asking "Did I mean it? Did I feel it? Is this mine?"
Good is external. True is internal.
Good requires an audience. True only requires honesty.
Listen…
You’ll spend your whole life trying to make something "good enough" for other people, and you'll never arrive.
Because their standards will change. The trends will shift. What's good today is forgotten tomorrow.
But truth doesn't expire.
Truth doesn’t fade.
And here’s the best part…
Creating something true is in your control.
And that's the liberating part.
You can't control whether someone thinks your work is good. You can't control the critic, the curator, the algorithm.
But you can control whether you were real in what you created. Whether you showed up fully. Whether you put your voice on the canvas. On the page. On the stage.
So your work needs your fingerprints all over it. Your contradictions. Your rough edges.
And honestly, that's what people connect with.
So here's my challenge to you…
For the next month or so, ban the word "good" from your vocabulary and replace it with “true”.
Watch how it transforms your perspective on the world.
You work will start to feel a lot more fulfilling when you start leaning into your truth.
Because at the end of your life, you won't regret the work that wasn't good enough.
You'll regret the work you never made because you were too afraid it wouldn't measure up to society’s standards.
Now go make something honest.
Stay creative,
