Day 10 — Just Say No to Everything
You’ve seen the inspirational image:
For a lot of people this is amazing advice. Yes, we should take more risks and not relegate ourselves to the confines of the comfy blanket of our known universe. There are a lot of us though, for whom this advice is terrible. We are the people who accept every challenge, say yes to every request for help, and constantly marinate in a mélange of FOMO with a soupçon of anxiety grounded in disappointing people. We are the ones who have been told to just be grateful for what we have and shut up. The folks who are putting in hard work and still feel we aren’t holding up our end of things. We are constantly talking our way into things (and not in the good way — not in the finesse way). Things like, “This job isn’t that bad. I should take it because I might not find something better,” or “I should just go on this date. Sure, this person breaks like 3 of my dealbreakers and we haven’t found much to talk about, but I should give it a chance and not be so picky.” We’re taking on more than we can handle because we haven’t learned how to say no to people without feeling horrible about it. Oh, and we apologize for everything. “Sorry I bumped you.” “Sorry, I talked at the same time as you.” “Sorry for anything I forgot to apologize for.”
This version is for us:
Where do you fall? Do you need the push to take more risks? Do you need the push to say no and be more choosy? Maybe a little of both? Share your experiences in the comments or tweet me @weberswords.
