APX-IV-0007
“People keep apologizing for being strong around me.”
If people around you keep shrinking their strength near you, they're waiting for a model. Stop waiting for them to stop apologizing. Show them — by owning your nature fully — what unapologetic strength actually looks like.
Your Practice
The next time someone apologizes for their strength near you, explicitly name what you respect about what they just did. Make it specific. You are not just encouraging them — you are setting a new norm in your environment.
The Architects
“If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations