Every system you move through—
someone designed it.
Not because it was right, but because it worked for them.
And over time, we mistake what worked for one person, one group, one moment—
as law.
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What if the lines aren’t boundaries—just ideas?
What if the framework wasn’t built to contain you,
but to be broken apart, reshaped, reimagined?
What if the best way forward isn’t following—
but questioning?
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You don’t have to color inside the lines.
You don’t have to accept the default settings.
You don’t have to wait for permission to build something better.
The world doesn’t move forward because people obeyed.
It moves because someone asked—
"What if there’s another way?"
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A path that already exists—
or one that didn’t exist until you?
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Until next time,
Riley
P.S. The best way to change the game? Stop playing by their rules.
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