How do you stop shrinking yourself to make others feel comfortable?

If you've spent years making yourself smaller — dimming your personality, holding back your opinions, or downplaying your success — it probably wasn't a choice. It was survival.

The hard truth is that when you shrink yourself to keep the peace, you're not being kind — you're slowly disappearing.

The right people won't need you to be less. They'll make room for all of you.