Stop Dimming Your Light

Hey,

Let me say this clearly - You don’t need to shrink to fit into spaces you’ve outgrown.

At some point, you were taught to shrink.

To tone it down.
To not talk too much about your wins.
To hide your ambition so it doesn’t make others uncomfortable.

Too many of us play it small.
We downplay our wins. We second-guess our ideas.
We hide our hunger because we’re afraid of making other people uncomfortable.

But here’s the truth:
Your light wasn’t meant to be dimmed.
It was meant to shine so brightly it gives others permission to do the same.

If your confidence makes someone uncomfortable, that’s not your burden to carry.
If your ambition feels “too much” for the room, you’re probably in the wrong room.

There’s a difference between being humble and being hidden.

And too many people are hiding behind “humility” when what they’re really doing is shrinking.

Let’s talk about what it looks like to live deliriously confident in your becoming:

1. Confidence is a decision, not a personality trait

Confidence isn’t something you’re born with, it’s something you claim.
It’s waking up and saying, “I’m going to move like I belong here, because I do.”
Even before the proof exists. Even before the validation arrives.

That’s what I call delusional belief and sometimes, it’s the only thing that gets you through the doubt.

2. Dimming your light doesn’t serve anyone

If you think playing small will protect you from criticism, it won’t.
People will talk whether you fail quietly or win loudly, so you might as well go all in.
Your success doesn’t threaten anyone secure. And if it does? That’s their work to do, not yours.

3. Own your becoming

You don’t need to wait until you’ve “made it” to show up with power.
Show up now in the middle, in the build, in the becoming with that same boldness.
Because people don’t follow the results they follow the energy.

You don’t get to a powerful life by being polite with your potential.
You get there by choosing to shine, even when it’s inconvenient.

Non-Negotiable Action for the Week
Pick one area of your life where you’ve been playing it safe or small and show up louder. Speak up in the meeting. Share the idea. Own the win. Move like it’s already yours.

Quote of the Week
"Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you." – Marianne Williamson

You’re not here to dim. You’re here to disrupt.
Walk into every room like the version of you that already made it.

Stay bold. Stay relentless.
David

P.S. What’s one way you’re going to stop shrinking this week? Hit reply I want to hear it.