In today’s podcast episode, we’re going to talk about how to say no with assertiveness, even if you’re scared of conflict and you’re worried that you’re going to be seen as a bad person.
Saying no doesn’t necessarily make you a bad person, but it may get what you think of as ‘bad’ reactions. So if you’re to become more assertive, we need to talk about this.
If you’re someone who doesn’t like to say no because you’re worried that it’s going to cause tension and create conflict, or you’re going to be thought of as a bad or selfish person, or you’re going to disappoint people, and that kind of thing scares you, then this episode is for you.
Because people have a problem with saying no end up saying yes to a lot of things that make their life worse.
They end up overworked, they end up burned out, they end up resentful, they even end up doing things that compromise their values and their integrity just to avoid that conflict. And this can create a lot of big problems down the line, problems much worse than just saying no to someone and them getting a bit upset.
You probably feel like a morally good person when you say yes to everyone. But today, I’m going to show you that you’re not being ‘good’. You’re just being emotionally convenient to other people. And those are not the same thing.
We’re going to see that over time, behaving this way leads to burnout, being abused and used as a beast of burden, codependent relationships which are super unhealthy, and a growing sense that other people’s needs are more important than your own and that you don’t respect yourself…
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