Your intensity will scare the people who were hoping you’d settle.

When you start taking something seriously, some people get uncomfortable. Effort raises a question for anyone who has already decided to stop, and the easiest way to settle that question is to talk you down. Not everyone who tells you to relax is doing that. Some of them love you and are worried you will burn out, which is a different message wearing similar words.

Sort them this week. Who wants less of you, and who wants good things for you and is saying it badly. Then find one person who is not threatened by your effort and spend more time around them.