To be a “thought leader”, they say you need to be authentic, original and come up with new, innovative, disruptive ideas that no one has ever said before. That you can’t repeat yourself.

Buillshit.

It’s fine to repeat yourself. In fact, do that. Like in music, add some new riffs, new instruments, new versions, new interpretations.

Say the same thing, in as many ways as you can.

You’ll find new angles, new holes to fill, new spaces to leave, new ways to see.

Just like a song and its own versions and covers.

They say the same thing, in many different ways.

Like Fast Car

Or if you’re into something more powerful: Bulls On Parade

On repeat,

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