Consider this as an idea... When you say "yes" to something, you're saying "no" to something else.
I know it seems obvious, but I really want to drive home the fact that we only have a finite amount of time in our days and in our lives; time that should be spent doing the things we love with the people we care most about. And when we say "yes" to something that we might not really want to do, it often comes at the cost of our relationships or even our health.
For physicians and other high achieving medical professionals, I know that it can be hard to say "no" to people that are asking for our help. Because after all, we are caregivers and we got into these professions to help others. But I'm sure you can remember a time when you said "yes" to something that really didn't need your attention, perhaps at the end of a long shift, and it meant that you got home later than you were planning to.
Did you really want to help, or did you just not want to disappoint whoever asked for your help? And were you happy that helping caused you to sacrifice in another area of your life?
In this episode, we're going to dive into this idea of saying "no" when we say "yes", and all the different impacts it has on our lives. We'll talk about it as it related to our relationships, our health, and to us as the people that we are. For many of us, this will be the first step in becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable feeling of disappointing others, but I want to say off the bat, it's okay and you have every right to say "no"!
Walk with me on this journey to honoring yourself and the people and things that you love!
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