They have to. It’s a paradox and a truth.

The bigger part of something I am, the smaller it is.

When we make ourselves the main character in a room, role, or relationship, the space is constrained by our potential. Our ego demands control, credit, and comfort. When we choose to be a part of something bigger, the space is constrained by the thing that is bigger than us.

That’s also a truth. It is, after all, bigger than us.

Choosing to be a part of and contributing to something bigger than us doesn’t make us smaller. It makes our impact larger.

Where are you trying to be the biggest part of something that could have a larger impact if you were smaller?