Issue #2026-02

When Growth Changes the Room

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This week’s idea is a reminder that growth often comes with separation. As we become clearer about who we are and what we believe, the room naturally changes. That isn’t something to fear or fix. Sometimes it’s simply a sign that you’re finding your voice and learning who is meant to walk with you now.

🧠 TL;DR

Not everyone is meant to come with you.​
And that’s often a sign you’re growing, not failing.

If we were sitting together with a pen and a napkin, here’s what I’d write:

“Not everyone is meant to come with you.”

That can be a hard truth to accept, especially if you care deeply about people, community, and belonging. We’re wired to want approval. To be understood. To bring everyone along.

But growth doesn’t work that way.

As you become clearer about what you believe, what matters to you, and how you want to show up, something subtle happens:

• the edges sharpen.
• the message gets truer.
• the voice gets more yours.

And when that happens, not everyone stays.

Some people drift quietly.
Some push back.
Some unsubscribe, literally or emotionally.

That isn’t rejection.
It’s alignment doing its job.

When you speak more honestly, the room changes. The people who were there for the version of you that was quieter, safer, or more agreeable may no longer recognize themselves in what you’re building. And that can sting, even when you know it’s necessary.

But here’s the deeper truth:

Trying to keep everyone with you eventually costs you yourself.

Growth requires discernment.
Leadership requires clarity.
Integrity requires the courage to let some people go, without villainizing them, and without shrinking yourself to keep them comfortable.

The people meant to walk with you at this stage will lean in, not pull away. They won’t need convincing. They’ll recognize the resonance.

So if you’re noticing more skeptics than supporters right now…
more critics than helpers…
more people opting out as you speak more clearly…

Pause before you doubt yourself.

This may not be a sign you’re doing something wrong.
It may be a sign you’re finally doing something honest.

Not everyone is meant to come with you.
But the right people will.

And they always arrive when you stop trying to keep everyone else.

Make it a great week,

Govindh