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The Growth Note | What You Tolerate Will Define Your Year

Read it. Feel it. Do something with it.

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Hey you,

It’s early in the year.

Motivation is high.

Goals are being written.

But here’s a truth most people skip over:

Your year won’t be defined by what you set out to do.

It will be defined by what you’re willing to tolerate.

What you allow into your life—habits, conversations, standards, energy—quietly shapes your results.

During my 2 year mission trip in Argentina my mission leader repeatedly counseled us as leaders that "what you don't stop, your support".

Growth doesn’t start with addition.

It starts with subtraction.

3 Ways Toleration Shapes Your Life

1. You Teach People How to Treat You

Every time you tolerate missed deadlines, unclear communication, or half-hearted effort, you reinforce it.

Not with words—but with permission.

Leadership begins when tolerance ends.

2. Toleration Drains Energy Faster Than Effort

Most burnout doesn’t come from doing too much.

It comes from putting up with things you know aren’t right.

Clarity creates energy.

Boundaries protect it.

3. Standards Are Silent, But They’re Always Speaking

You don’t need to announce your standards.

Your actions reveal them.

What you tolerate today becomes the culture you live in tomorrow—at work, at home, and in your own head.

2 Quotes to Reflect On

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” — Peter Drucker

“You get what you tolerate.” — Henry Cloud

1 Stretch for the Week

Take ten quiet minutes and ask yourself:

What am I currently tolerating that I wouldn’t choose if I were honest?

Write down one thing.

Just one.

Then decide what non-tolerance looks like moving forward—clearer communication, a boundary, or a difficult conversation.

Because the fastest way to upgrade your year isn’t doing more.

It’s tolerating less.

If this Growth Note hit home, forward it to someone who’s ready for a year built on standards—not wishful thinking.

More soon — until then, speak boldly.

—Kamryn