The advice to set boundaries is given as though the setting is the hard part. It isn't. Saying no takes two seconds. The hard part is what happens afterwards — and that differs depending on who's doing it. The asymmetry, stated plainly The same boundary reads...
Most advice about protecting your time treats it as an emotional problem — learn to say no, stop people-pleasing, value yourself more. There's a more useful approach available to anyone who owns a business, and it's arithmetic. Work out what an hour is worth...
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~by Haley Lynn Gray~ Girls are trained young to be agreeable. Be polite. Be accommodating. Don't make waves. Most of us absorbed it thoroughly, and it works beautifully right up until the point where it starts costing you money. Because being endlessly nice doesn't...
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Most advice about protecting your time treats it as an emotional problem — learn to say no, stop people-pleasing, value yourself more. There's a more useful approach available to anyone who owns a business, and it's arithmetic. Work out what an hour is worth...
We explore The Leadership Skill Nobody Talks About: Saying No and its impact on effective leadership – and how you can apply it.
~by Haley Lynn Gray~ Girls are trained young to be agreeable. Be polite. Be accommodating. Don't make waves. Most of us absorbed it thoroughly, and it works beautifully right up until the point where it starts costing you money. Because being endlessly nice doesn't...
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