My style is kind of eclectic and I don't like to do the same

The words of Venus Williams—“My style is kind of eclectic and I don't like to do the same thing over and over again. I like to have fun and explore myself so you won't see the same design”—speak not only of fashion, but of life as an art form. They come from one who has mastered her craft in the world of sport and then carried that mastery into design, creativity, and self-expression. Beneath their casual tone lies a timeless philosophy: that to live fully is to embrace change, to celebrate curiosity, and to refuse the prison of repetition. In her voice, we hear the echo of the ancients who believed that the spirit must be ever-evolving, that creation itself is an act of renewal.

To be eclectic is to weave together the many colors of existence—to draw from the old and the new, the wild and the refined, the personal and the universal. Venus Williams, known first as a champion on the tennis court, carried that same boldness into the realm of design and identity. She did not confine herself to a single form, for she understood that creativity withers when it is trapped in familiarity. The artist who repeats the same pattern becomes a craftsman of habit, but the artist who explores becomes a discoverer of the soul. Each new design, whether on fabric, in motion, or in spirit, becomes a mirror to a different part of the self.

This devotion to exploration is ancient wisdom reborn in modern words. The philosopher Heraclitus once declared, “You cannot step into the same river twice.” Life itself, he said, is constant change, and to resist it is to stand against the flow of nature. In the same way, Venus reminds us that to “do the same thing over and over again” is to deny the living rhythm of growth. The true artist, like the true seeker, must move with the river, not against it. She must shed her old forms again and again, becoming new each time. Eclecticism, in this light, is not randomness—it is harmony through diversity, a unity built from many experiences.

Consider the story of Pablo Picasso, who never remained in one style for long. From the blue period of sorrow to the cubist storms of imagination, he reinvented his art with every decade of his life. When asked why, he said, “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” Venus’s philosophy is born of this same flame—the refusal to grow comfortable, the will to dance with uncertainty. The athlete, the artist, the creator—each must step beyond the known to discover the next horizon of possibility.

But beneath her words lies not only courage, but joy. “I like to have fun and explore myself,” she says. This is not the discipline of duty, but the delight of discovery. Too often, the world teaches that mastery is grim work, that success demands rigidity. Yet Venus speaks of fun—of the playfulness that is the true companion of genius. For when the heart delights in what it does, it becomes inexhaustible. The ancients called this eudaimonia, the flourishing of the soul that comes from doing what one was born to do. In her pursuit of variety and joy, Venus reminds us that work and play, effort and passion, are not opposites but partners in the dance of creation.

Her philosophy also speaks of authenticity. “You won’t see the same design,” she declares—not because she wishes to impress, but because she refuses to be copied, even by herself. This is the essence of self-trust: to know that one’s inner landscape is vast and that no single form can contain it. Each person, like each day, holds a thousand possibilities. To repeat oneself endlessly is to live only one of them. The wise, therefore, do not seek consistency for its own sake—they seek truth in motion, integrity that evolves rather than ossifies.

Let this, then, be the teaching: Be unafraid to change. Do not bind yourself to one way of being, one vision of success, one idea of beauty. Experiment. Fail. Begin again. Explore the corners of your heart as Venus explores her designs, knowing that every attempt reveals a new facet of who you are. To live creatively is to live courageously—to accept that change is not loss, but transformation.

And when you grow weary or uncertain, remember her words: “I like to have fun and explore myself.” Let your exploration be joyful. Let your life be an eclectic masterpiece, composed of many shapes and seasons. For the soul, like art, is not meant to be repeated—it is meant to expand, to surprise, and to shine differently with each dawn. Thus shall your existence, like the designs of Venus Williams, never grow dull or stagnant, but live always in the radiant freedom of becoming.