Stop Saying Yes When You Really Want to Say NO!

I've been sharing a lot about self-care and one of the first thing busy parents say is "I don't have any time".

What are you saying yes to - that is filling up all your time?

Are you habitually saying 'yes' at home - to your kids, to your partner, to your family, to social or community - including school and kids extra-curricular events - out of feelings of obligation, guilt or people pleasing?

At work are you accepting more than you can handle mentally or even have the capacity to take on - out of fear, people pleasing or wanting to be helpful?

Do you feel crappy afterwards? Blah? Like you have no energy or like all your positive feel good thoughts and emotions have been drained away?

Because saying yes for any of the reasons above is the wrong decision - these are sapping the life out of you and leaving you stressed, getting overwhelmed and on the way to burnout if you aren't already there.

And saying yes to all these things means your time is taken up with stuff that drain you and you don't have the time or energy to do that essential self-care.

For the next week (if not the whole month) - take this challenge:

If it doesn't make you feel good and no one is going really suffer from it - SAY NO!