So you said YES the other day, and deep down, your gut was screaming out NOOOOO! Not again!
It’s the same old story. In an effort to help out or to save the day, that YES comes flying out, time after time.
In many cases, we say YES just because we can. Because helping out has become second nature, and quite frankly, we’re pretty awesome at swooping in and saving a project, at rejiggering an entire process and creating something even more efficient, or at putting into action something that’s been in idea mode for waaay too long.
So how’s it working for you?
Yeah, I thought so.
One way to break out of the cycle of YES is to get really honest with yourself about what’s on the other side of YES. Very likely, it’s not what you have rationalized on the surface – more likely, it’s what your gut has been trying desperately to tell you.
The next time you are tempted to say YES, ask yourself these questions, and be sure include your gut in the discussion:
- What exactly am I saying YES to?
- In what ways will this support and energize me?
- In what ways will it drain me?
- What would I rather be saying YES to?
Wishing you a future of guilt-free and liberating NO’s, as well as clear space for the exhilarating YES’s you very much deserve.
In the Sandbox 