There are days as a creative when it feels like you’re
shouting into a void… posting, sharing, building, pouring your heart into
something only you seem to believe in. The world scrolls past, barely
noticing, maybe even laughing, and deep down, you start to wonder if any of it
means anything at all.
But here’s what I’ve come to realize:
It does.
Most people won’t support you at the beginning.
Not because they don’t love you.
Not because they’re against you.
But because they can’t yet see what you see.
They wait for the success, the finished product, the results
that scream, “This is worth it.”
But we, the creatives, live in the process.
We create long before there’s applause…
Long before the outcome is clear.
There will be many moments when the only eyes on your work
are your own.
No feedback. No likes. No sales. No confirmation that it matters.
And in those moments, you have to choose to show up anyway…
Not because it makes sense,
But because it’s in you.
I imagine mornings on a balcony…
Measuring success in the quiet, coffee in hand, eyes closed, heart full of
questions.
I wonder if it’s all worth it, just like in my illustrated image.
But I know those moments are still part of the journey.
They remind me to breathe.
To be present.
To find peace in the pause.
Because of that stillness?
That solitude?
It’s where the next idea is born.
Where I gather the strength to try again.
I’ve had to learn to cheer for myself in the quiet.
When hope feels like a whisper
And doubt screams louder than the dream.
But just because no one sees it yet
Doesn’t mean it’s not working.
Just because I haven’t “made it”
Doesn’t mean I’m not becoming.
Every sketch.
Every caption.
Every late-night edit.
Every post that didn’t go viral…
It’s all part of something bigger.
We don’t always see the fruit right away,
But the seeds matter.
What you’re planting today will grow.
It might take longer than expected.
It might look different than imagined.
But one day, it will bloom.
Until then…
Let it cook.
Water it.
Protect it from doubt.
Speak life over it.
Even when it doesn’t make sense.
Even when you feel foolish.
Even when you’re tempted to quit.
Clap anyway.
Applaud the effort.
Celebrate the heart, the vision.
Because one day, they’ll catch up.
They’ll see what you saw all along.
And when they do,
You’ll already be standing in the reality
Of what you once built in silence.
So if no one’s clapping for you today…
Clap anyway.
It’s not for nothing.
It’s never for nothing.
