Why You Need to Say "No"

To understand why you need to say no more often, you first have to understand why you say yes too often.

I mean the “yes” that you either regret five minutes later and it’s either too late or you feel too guilty to change your mind. It’s the “yes” where you end up taking care of other people, working too late, or not leaving time for your own priorities, then feeling overwhelmed and even resentful.

Don’t blame the people who asked for your help, take responsibility. As long as you keep saying yes, they’ll keep asking you.

Use positive self-talk and remind yourself that you  can say “No.”
 
If you’re saying yes to giving away your time and neglecting your own career advancement, you’re giving away the money you would be earning if you got that promotion. You won’t get that promotion or visibility if you give away the time you could be spending on taking care of you.

You get to decide where you want to invest your time. You get to decide where you want to volunteer, and you get to decide what is most important to you.

-Simma Lieberman, "The Inclusionist"
Career Coach
www.simmalieberman.com