Ever noticed how some artists become unreachable the moment they “make it”?
One day they’re chatting, sharing, encouraging.
Next day?
Silence.
No replies.
No time.
No interest.
What happened?
They became a brand instead of a person.
Every message now gets filtered through:
👉 “What’s in this for me?”
Surrounded by praise and followers, humility quietly disappears.
They forget they were once unknown.
They pull the ladder up behind them.
And the result?
Brilliant new voices get buried.
Safe, connected work gets promoted.
Creativity becomes a closed club.
But real authority isn’t about gatekeeping.
It’s about guiding.
If you’ve “made it,” remember how you got there.
And maybe—just maybe—reply to that kind email from someone still climbing.
You might be answering the future. ✨