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5 Reasons You Should Start Saying “No” More Often
Give yourself permission to focus your time on what aligns with your goals, or risk being pulled off track.
“I really don’t want to do this, but I’ll say yes anyway.”
How familiar does that train of thought feel to you? How often do you find yourself trying to be nice, or keep the peace, or passively agreeing to do something that you know isn’t right for you?
I’m not talking about doing something kind for others or compromising, I’m talking about giving your time and energy to something you know will have diminishing returns.
Many of us work to avoid conflict or aren’t clear enough on our goals to fully understand how precious our time really is.
There are good reasons to start saying “No” more often, here are just a few:
Your mental energy is valuable and limited.
I understand that you’re a rockstar and juggle a thousand balls at once in your daily life, but the reality is that humans only have so much time in a day and so much mental space to tackle all of our tasks.
When we agree to things that don’t serve us or bring us closer to our goals, we are spending these valuable resources…
