Making is messy. Not because you’re doing it wrong—because it matters. Mess isn’t a flaw in the process. It’s part of it.
Ambition is great. But don’t lose sight of what matters most. Greatness begins with doing good — quietly, consistently, in service of others.
Sometimes clarity doesn’t arrive all at once—it shows up later, disguised as advice you didn’t know you were writing. This is about one of those moments.