What do you feel when you are tolerating something?
Not what you say.
What you actually feel.
Pause and check your body for a moment.
Is there heaviness?
Tension in the chest?
A slight irritation you’re trying to hide?
We call it tolerance.
But sometimes… it feels like silent resistance.
I know this because I’ve lived it.
There were phases where I told myself I was being mature, patient, professional — yet inside I felt completely different emotions.
Disgust.
Low energy.
Agitation.
Outwardly calm.
Internally noisy.
I was tolerating situations… but I wasn’t at peace with them.
And that realization hit hard.
With some guidance and honest reflection, I noticed something important:
Tolerance was keeping me stuck.
It made me endure — not evolve.
That’s when the shift began.
Instead of asking:
“How do I put up with this?”
I started asking:
“How do I adapt to this?”
The moment I chose adaptation, my energy changed.
Less emotional weight.
More clarity.
Better conversations.
Stronger leadership decisions.
Adaptability didn’t mean agreeing with everything.
It meant moving forward without carrying bitterness.
Today, I see leadership differently.
Tolerance survives.
Adaptability grows.
And growth always feels lighter.
I’m still learning this journey myself.
Will you make a change?