Here are some of the biggest drawbacks and consequences of when I actually said “yes” when I should have said a “No”
- I ended up working 14 hours at a stretch for several years ,with no vacation
- Wasted several youth years in working for an organization which eventually fired me for my extraordinary good work ethic
- Accepted unrealistic demands of clients, while I always had the best of facts to respond to, which could not only improve the workflow but could have added tremendous value to the final output.
- In the garb of coach points and feedback when my boss would humiliate ,I would allow it ,accept it and also strongly believed in it.
- After 13 years of a workaholic life, ended up with vertigo and anxiety.
- Never realized how time flew by, and when the reality dawned upon the most valuable resource like time wasted, it was too late to mend.
- Not being able to say a no, is like saying a yes to all things that I never wanted, approved of or was in Favour of, but eventually ended up receiving all of it.
This is a just the tip of an iceberg, of a time phase in my life which was filled with resentments and burnout.
However, life changed when I took the decision to invest in myself and thus a new journey began.
I may not be able to turn the clocks back, but in the past ten years I have been able to turn my inability to an assertive firm response of a “yes” or a “no” as the situation demands.
How did this happen?
This is the work I invite you to, in which we together explore the belief systems that hold us back with many hidden inabilities, one of which is to push back, be assertive and firm without any regrets!
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About the Author ; Mehnaz Amjad, is a Personal Coach.
I’m on a mission to empower people with strategies and tools, they need to cope with difficult times & navigate through challenging circumstances.