‘Hard no’s’ are crucial for people who don’t respect your first no
Picture this: You have a sense of what does and doesn’t work for you. As a result, there are certain things you don’t do. For example, you know that it’s too costly, whether energetically, financially or timewise, to do a particular work thing, so...We can express our anger and frustration at work *without* being intimidating
Last year in the wake of returning to set after the first wave of the pandemic, Tom Cruise was recorded going ballistic at film crew who weren’t abiding by Covid guidelines. Aside from the health implications, it would have been the third shutdown. The disruption...Your growth or boundaries *might* ‘upset’ somebody, and that’s OK
One of the chief arguments for avoiding boundaries is the fear of hurting other people’s feelings and the potential to invite conflict and criticism. As a result, when we embark on anything that might cause us to evolve and basically be different to what people...
How to say no when you don’t have the bandwidth to say yes
Not having boundaries is how so many of us have learned to demonstrate our commitment to our career or our desire to be liked and loved. This is toxic to our emotional, mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing, though, and learning to say no when we need, should or...
10 Signs That You Want To Say No To Something You’ve Already Said Yes To
1. You spend the time between when you said yes and the date of an ask or event trying to come up with ways to get out of it. After telling people what you think they want to hear to make them feel good, the hunt for an out or excuse is on. There might be this...
